A reboot of the Highlander movie franchise has been in improvement for years, and there talks of a remake date way back to 2008. When Henry Cavill was introduced as the brand new Highlander lead, it seemed just like the mission may be getting some traction, however that was two years in the past, and we’re nonetheless ready. However now it seems just like the film that director Chad Stahelski indicated could be John Wick with swords could actually be occurring, and I can not wait.
Deadline stories that Lionsgate is seeking to open the brand new Highlander film to buyers, and stated the mission is hoping to begin filming someday subsequent 12 months. That is the closest a Highlander reboot movie has come to really occurring. John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski has been a part of Highlander since 2016, however apart from the casting of Cavill, nothing has occurred with it.
I’ve at all times liked the Highlander franchise, even though numerous Highlander is fairly unhealthy — except the unique movie, and a reasonably stable TV sequence. Highlander 2 was so horrible they gave it the Snyder Lower remedy a long time earlier than the Snyder Lower. However I’ve at all times felt that Highlander had the potential for a reboot. The world it creates is open to all kinds of potentialities that the flicks by no means actually correctly explored.
I’m additionally a large John Wick fan. As fashionable motion franchises go, there are none I like extra, so the truth that Chad Stahelski is on the helm has had me praying this film would get made earlier than he disappeared like all of the earlier administrators. We are going to get some completely unimaginable motion sequences on this film, that a lot is basically assured. I like an excellent film sword battle, and the potential of seeing a lot of them, all with the model and vitality of a John Wick gunfight, is simply too thrilling to move up.
Chad Stahelski additionally is aware of a factor or two about creating worlds, because the expansive world of John Wick is without doubt one of the most entertaining issues in regards to the franchise. The world of Immortals in Highlander, just like the universe of John Wick, could be very mysterious, with the viewers figuring out simply sufficient to maintain issues fascinating.
Whether it is filming within the subsequent few months we’ll seemingly hear much more about casting, which may give us a sign simply what kind of film we’re going to be getting. Dave Bautista was as soon as rumored to be enjoying the movie’s villain, however that was so way back that it’s unlikely he’s nonetheless connected, although one may actually do quite a bit worse.
There have been different false begins with this Highlander film earlier than. In the long run, I gained’t be fully assured we’re getting this film till manufacturing begins, which, in fact, requires the actors’ strike to finish. Nonetheless, the studio is able to promote the film regardless of the strike occurring, which would appear to point Lionsgate is assured this film is going on, and I can’t wait.
