Highlander (remake)

[Brian in Mesa]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Summit Entertainment is remaking the 1986 sci-fi cult hit Highlander, with Iron Man co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway on board to pen the redo.

The Russell Mulcahy-directed original starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown as immortal beings. Lambert played Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, Connery an Egyptian and Clancy a barbarian known as the Kurgan. The movie spawned four sequels and three television series.

Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis/Panzer Productions. Peter Davis, one of the original producers of the 1986 film, will also produce the new version of the film.

 

[Evil Ash]

WHY?!

 

[Zeno]

It shouldn't be too difficult to find a better actor than Lambert(he is awful) and improving the special effects is a given.

Its a great story hopefully they don't mess with that too much.

 

[Stout]

Nah, usually I get upset at these idiotic ideas, but not this time. This time it's only a stupid joke. It has to be. NO WAY this would ever seriously be considered. Ugh.

 

[SuperSpck]

WHY?!

Nah, usually I get upset at these idiotic ideas, but not this time. This time it's only a stupid joke. It has to be. NO WAY this would ever seriously be considered. Ugh.

What they said.

I know there are no more original ideas, but let's at least give it a new title and try to fool us!

 

[Covert Rain]

Better acting with a tighter script? I would go for that. I enjoyed the highlander movies for a while then they seemed to get side tracked and started to "play games" with the rules they set in earlier films. Then just when I thought they would go into more back story on how they were banished etc...that fizzled too. They just lost me after that and just got worse.

This franchise is not untouchable to me.

 

[Stout]

Better acting with a tighter script? I would go for that. I enjoyed the highlander movies for a while then they seemed to get side tracked and started to "play games" with the rules they set in earlier films. Then just when I thought they would go into more back story on how they were banished etc...that fizzled too. They just lost me after that and just got worse.

This franchise is not untouchable to me.

The Highlander is the only one. There can be only one. There were no other movies..propoganda lies fed to us while we were hypnotized after being weakened with fluoronated water. Same with the TV show

Seriously, Lambert's not the best actor, but he did very well in Highlander IMO. It is a great movie, a CLASSIC film, that does not need touched.

 

[Gaddabout]

If y'all think Highlander couldn't be improved upon -- greatly -- you're being deceived by the melodic Scottish grouse of Sean Connery. Connery and the Queen sound track are the only two things that should remain the same about the movie. Don't even mind Connery's accent in the role of a Spanish swordsman. Whatever. Get rid of everything else, especially that annoying, square-jawed Roxanne Hart.

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[Gaddabout]

Now that I think about it, Clancy Brown as Kurgan was just about perfect, too. He can stay.

 

[SuperSpck]

If y'all think Highlander couldn't be improved upon -- greatly -- you're being deceived by the melodic Scottish grouse of Sean Connery. Connery and the Queen sound track are the only two things that should remain the same about the movie. Don't even mind Connery's accent in the role of a Spanish swordsman.

Now that I think about it, Clancy Brown as Kurgan was just about perfect, too. He can stay.

Connery's too old to reprise the role.
The movie has a ton of faults, but I don't think it means you throw the baby out with the bathwater.
After all, as "B" grade as it was it generated the movement to support a couple of horrendous sequels and a passable cable show.

What happened to just walking away from a story?

Or letting something die with (even a smidgen) of dignity?

 

[Stout]

Connery's too old to reprise the role.
The movie has a ton of faults, but I don't think it means you throw the baby out with the bathwater.
After all, as "B" grade as it was it generated the movement to support a couple of horrendous sequels and a passable cable show.

What happened to just walking away from a story?

Or letting something die with (even a smidgen) of dignity?

Thank you. Was it full of Oscar-worthy performances? No. Did it have a lot of campy acting? Absolutely. Did that kill it? No way. It added to the fun, IMO. It was a GREAT movie. Guys that are so critical, if you didn't like the movie at all just say so and move on. No reason to remake it if you think it was bad.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Highlander Reboot Lands John Wick Director Chad Stahelski

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/ne...k-director-chad-stahelski#m5lEVf6lOD9hpTT0.99

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment has set 87Eleven stunt coordinator-turned-director Chad Stahelski (John Wick and the upcoming John Wick Chapter 2) to helm their long-gestating Highlander reboot. Neal H. Moritz and Peter Davis will produce the film, with a search for new screenwriters currently ongoing.

“I’ve been a huge fan of the original property since I saw it in high school,” Stahelski said. “Such great themes of immortality, love, and identity are all wrapped up in such colorful mythology. I can’t think of a better property that gives the opportunity to create interesting characters, mythic themes and action set pieces.”

In development since 2008, the last update came in 2014 when it was announced that director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (The Huntsman: Winter’s War) was going to reboot the Highlander franchise with Tom Cruise potentially playing a role similar to Sean Connery’s immortal Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez.

 

[Stout]

If y'all think Highlander couldn't be improved upon -- greatly -- you're being deceived by the melodic Scottish grouse of Sean Connery. Connery and the Queen sound track are the only two things that should remain the same about the movie. Don't even mind Connery's accent in the role of a Spanish swordsman. Whatever. Get rid of everything else, especially that annoying, square-jawed Roxanne Hart.

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Still think this is a nutso opinion

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Amazon, UA, Scott Stuber In Final Negotiations To Land ‘Highlander’ Rights; Henry Cavill To Star With Chad Stahelski Directing​

Amazon, UA, Scott Stuber In Final Negotiations To Land ‘Highlander’ Rights; Henry Cavill To Star With Chad Stahelski Directing

Amazon MGM Studios' United Artists and Scott Stuber are in final negotiations to secure the rights to the remake of Highlander.

deadline.com

As they say in the Highlander franchise, “There can be only one,” and in the case of the latest reimagining’s new home, that one is Amazon MGM Studios’ studio United Artists. Sources tell Deadline that United Artists and Scott Stuber are in final negotiations to secure rights to a new version of Highlander, based on the 1980s cult classic.

The film will star Henry Cavill with John Wick director Chad Stahelski helming and will be released in theaters. Michael Finch (John Wick: Chapter 4) is penning the screenplay.

 

[Covert Rain]

If y'all think Highlander couldn't be improved upon -- greatly -- you're being deceived by the melodic Scottish grouse of Sean Connery. Connery and the Queen sound track are the only two things that should remain the same about the movie. Don't even mind Connery's accent in the role of a Spanish swordsman. Whatever. Get rid of everything else, especially that annoying, square-jawed Roxanne Hart.

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The best thing to come from this old Highlander movies was probably the TV show.

 

[AzStevenCal]

The best thing to come from this old Highlander movies was probably the TV show.

For me, too. And If I were to revisit the story I'd remake the TV series instead of the films.

 

[Stout]

The best thing to come from this old Highlander movies was probably the TV show.

Delusional! The original is a classic and it has the best original soundtrack ever.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Delusional! The original is a classic and it has the best original soundtrack ever.

I know you're being playful here and I can't disagree with the soundtrack point but if you hadn't been a kid when you first saw this you'd probably be hunting yourself down for calling it a classic. It is a cult classic but even amongst cult films, IMO it's well down the list. And the TV show holds up a little better over time.

 

[Covert Rain]

Delusional! The original is a classic and it has the best original soundtrack ever.

Or was a campy movie that I actually really liked but it’s hardly untouchable. The sequels were so bad. It’s not some iconic untouchable movie like the Godfather or anything.

I can’t be mad at it though because I thought the series was much better than the movie franchise.

 

[Stout]

I know you're being playful here and I can't disagree with the soundtrack point but if you hadn't been a kid when you first saw this you'd probably be hunting yourself down for calling it a classic. It is a cult classic but even amongst cult films, IMO it's well down the list. And the TV show holds up a little better over time.

Yeah, I'm really not. The show doesn't hold a candle to the movie. I watch it and enjoy it as an adult. It is an absolute classic. Yes, it's campy, but that doesn't mean it isn't good. I do think it's the height of stupidity to remake it. If nothing else, you will never, ever touch Clancy Brown, let alone exceed him. I know, I know, everyone thinks everything needs to be remade, but it really doesn't.

 

[Stout]

Or was a campy movie that I actually really liked but it’s hardly untouchable. The sequels were so bad. It’s not some iconic untouchable movie like the Godfather or anything.

I can’t be mad at it though because I thought the series was much better than the movie franchise.

We aren't talking about the sequels, because there were no sequels. They don't exist

I can't stop laughing at the idea that the series was better than the original movie. Clancy Brown agrees with me.

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[Chaplin]

Highlander an absolute classic? Come on now.

 

[Covert Rain]

We aren't talking about the sequels, because there were no sequels. They don't exist

I can't stop laughing at the idea that the series was better than the original movie. Clancy Brown agrees with me.

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Sorry but the sequels do exist and count when it comes to the overall film franchise. Your denial proves my point.

 

[oaken1]

We aren't talking about the sequels, because there were no sequels. They don't exist

I can't stop laughing at the idea that the series was better than the original movie. Clancy Brown agrees with me.

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Come on...Nick Cage could play that role...or Adam Baldwin...maybe Karl Urbhan

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Karen Gillan Joins Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander’ Remake

Karen Gillan Joins Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander’ Remake (Exclusive)

Chad Stahelski is directing the action fantasy for Amazon MGM.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Henry Cavill is leading the cast that includes Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, and Marisa Abela.

The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release. Principal photography is due to begin at the end of September.

The original Highlander, released in 1986, starred Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he is an immortal warrior. With the help of a swordsman named Ramirez, played by Sean Connery, the titular Highlander battles other immortals across the centuries, culminating in a modern battle in which, like the classic line of dialogue goes, “there can be only one.”

In the remake, Cavill is playing MacLeod while Crowe is Ramirez. Bautista is the savage warrior named The Kurgen while Industry actress Marisa Abela also has a leading role.

Gillan will play Heather, MacLeod’s mortal wife and the love of his life.