'Highlander' Reboot: Henry Cavill To Star For 'John Wick' Director Chad Stahelski
Lionsgate has found a lead for its upcoming reboot. Chad Stahelski (John Wick) is directing a Henry Cavill Highlander movie for the studio.
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'Highlander' Reboot Still In The Works, Might Become A TV Series
Hey, what's up with that Highlander reboot? According to Chad Stahelski, it's still in the works, but it might become a TV series now.
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'Colony' Showrunner Talks The Darkest Season Yet, Writing The 'Highlander' Reboot And New 'Conan' Series [Interview]
In our Ryan Condal interview about the third season of the USA series Colony, our discussion also turns to the showrunner's work as the writer of the Highlander reboot and a new Conan streaming series on Amazon.
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Sequel Bits: 'Sherlock Holmes 3', 'Goosebumps 2', 'Star Trek 4', And More
In this edition of Sequel Bits: Robert Downey Jr. still wants a third Sherlock Holmes movie to happen Author R.L. Stine reveals the official title of Goosebumps 2 Karl Urban has some thoughts about when Star Trek 4 is going to begin filming Karen Gillan's hopes for Jumanji 3 All that and more! It's been…
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'Highlander' Reboot Scoops Up 'John Wick' Director Chad Stahelski
Plenty of talent has come and gone when it comes to Lionsgate's Highlander reboot, but the project now has a new director: Chad Stahelski (John Wick).
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HDTGM: A Conversation With Russell Mulcahy (Director Of THE SHADOW)
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake Harris interviews Russell Mulch, director of The Shadow. Read the full Russell Mulch interview.
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Director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Offers An Update On That 'Highlander' Reboot
Director Credric Nicolas-Troyan has been attached to make Highlander for two and a half years now. Nicolas-Troyan gives us a Highlander reboot update.
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Rumor: Dave Bautista Takes Villain Role In 'Highlander' Reboot
Get details on the Dave Bautista Highlander reboot casting. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor (and WWE star) will play the villainous Kurgan.
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Rumor: 'Highlander' Reboot Producers Want Tom Cruise
"There can be only one (sexiest man alive)!" There is going to be a Highlander reboot, and the producers reportedly want Tom Cruise to be in the film. But he wouldn't be the hero who learns that his own strange birthright automatically enrolled him in a violent game amongst immortals competing for the ultimate price.…
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'Highlander' Reboot To Be Directed By 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Effects Supervisor
The Highlander reboot has a new person calling the shots. After a revolving door of director attachments, Summit has set Snow White and the Huntsman second unit director and visual effects supervisor Cedric Nicolas-Troyan to direct the film. He'll shoot the script from Art Marcum and Matt Holloway that reportedly keeps pretty true to the original…
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Ryan Reynolds Exits 'Highlander' Reboot
To say Summit's Highlander reboot has been as long-lived as its characters would be a massive exaggeration, obviously, but it has been kicking around for quite a while now. And it'll be sticking around for some time yet, as it's now headed back to square one. Ryan Reynolds has just dropped out of the project, months…
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'Highlander' Remake Loses Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Briefly: The Highlander remake needs a new director. Most recently, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) was set to direct, after having taken over when Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious franchise) exited. But now Fresnadillo is out, too. Reportedly the reason he moved on was based in a simple "creative differences" scenario. Fresnadillo wanted…
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Rumor Control: Ryan Reynolds Not Yet Confirmed For 'Highlander' Reboot
Briefly: Not too long ago Ryan Reynolds was nominated to become the new champion decapitator at the center of the Highlander reboot. He would theoretically be stepping into the shoes formerly worn by Christopher Lambert, who played a Scottish Highlander who learns that he is born of an immortal bloodline. The catch is: immortality actually…
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Ryan Reynolds Could Be Immortal; Lionsgate Wants Him For 'Highlander'
Someone needs to run through several centuries worth of storyline, decapitating people in swordfights, and Lionsgate wants it to be Ryan Reynolds. The actor is reportedly the top choice to lead the cast of the new version of Highlander, based on Russell Mulcahy's 1986 film in which Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery were immortal warriors…
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Talks 'BioShock' Problems And 'Highlander' Possibilites
In the five years since the release of his zombie sequel 28 Weeks Later, director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has been attached to a several major Hollywood projects. First was BioShock, based on a best-selling underwater, steampunk inspired video game. Then there was a reboot of The Crow, which could have possibly starred Mark Wahlberg, Bradley…
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo In Talks To Reboot 'Highlander' [Updated]
The reboot of Highlander, which Summit has been working on with various degrees of enthusiasm for the past couple years, is getting a new director. Justin Lin was signed to make the film, but walked not long ago. Now Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed 28 Weeks Later and now, four years later, has Intruders opening…
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Justin Lin Bows Out Of 'Highlander' Remake
Justin Lin and his publicist are working overtime this week. The director has been doing a few interviews, and in the process dropping details about how he's still working on Terminator 5, the fact that he's got a sequence already prepped for Fast Six (or whatever it will be called) and the "ok, whatever" revelation…
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/Filmcast Ep. 152 - Green Lantern (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC)
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the creative laziness of The Hangover: Part II, wonder why there couldn't only be one Highlander film, and complain about having their every whim catered to by movie studios. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from IFC. Note: In the time since this podcast was recorded, the Hangover tattoo…
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/Filmcast Ep. 134 - The Eagle (GUEST: Eric Vespe From Ain't It Cool News)
This week, David, Devindra, and Adam praise the low-budget Ink, geek out over the new X-Men: First Class trailer, and try to remember what those Highlander movies were all about. Special guest Eric Vespe joins us from Ain't It Cool News. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us for our…
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'Twilight' Scribe Melissa Rosenberg Writing 'Highlander' Remake
It's been years since we last heard about Summit's planned remake of the 1986 cult classic Highlander, which starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. At the time Justin Lin (Fast and Furious) was set to direct with Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway working on the script. Well Lin is still attached but…
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Fast & Furious Director To Remake Highlander
Summit Entertainment has announced that Justin Lin will direct a re-imagination (ie reboot) of Highlander. Of course, Summit hopes that this reboot with "spur a new franchise for the studio." Lin made his name with the awesome High School-based indie crime drama Better Luck Tomorrow in 2002 (if you haven't seen it, add it to…
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Highlander Remake Coming From Iron Man Writers
Rayyyden! Sorry, wrong movie, but at least I didn't intro with an iffy "there can only be one" joke. Writing team Art Marcum and Matt Holloway previously scribed Iron Man (btw: 9/10) as well as this December's Punisher: War Zone, and now they will envision a reboot for 1986's bit of sci-fi brilliance Highlander for…
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