The Highlands Can’t die! After being originally created at Lionsgate as a potential new universe of films from the director of “John Wick” series, the director Chad Stahelskiremake of the 1980s cult film “Highlander” changes pages.
Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists, led by former Netflix film manager Scott Stuber, are in final negotiations to ensure the rights to redo a new version of “Highlander”, again with the goal of releasing the film in theaters.
Instead of another new time, Stahelski is still attached to directly, and “Man of Steel” star Henry Cavill is still attached to the star (looks like all this Sword education he told Cinemacon masses He didn’t waste). Michael Finch (“John Wick: Chapter 4”) writes script. United Artists still have hopes that the film can develop into a larger new series.
“Highlander” is an Fantasy epos about an immortal Scottish Svärdman from the 16th century that now has to fight his last fight with another immortal warrior in modern times, an murderous barbarian chasing the “price”. The film was directed by Russell Mulchy, starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, and created some sequels and a TV series after growing in popularity since its first release. Although never a critic’s darling, the original has particularly become a cult hit from the 80s action nerds. Stahelski probably counts among them, as he has been Develop a restart as far back as 2016.
UA’s Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt will produce together with Neal H. Moritz (“Fast & Furious” franchise) and 87 student Entertainment, Stahelski’s production banks.
Cavill also plays in an adaptation of the anime series “Voltron” for director Rawson Marshall Thurber on Amazon, and he also develops “Warhammer 40,000” franchise over Amazon MGM Studios. Fans will be eager to see him back in the sword game mode after He left “The Witche.r”
While Stuber still has some projects waiting for release on Netflix such as Guillermo del Toros “Frankenstein” and at the 1900s Bruce Springsteen Biopic “Deliver Me From Nowhere”, he has fired off Related United Artists With “Kill Your Darlings” with Julia Roberts, and another movie from Edward Berger based on the upcoming Memoaren from Evan Gershkovich that his time was imprisoned in Russia for over a year.
Cavill is represented by WME and Sloane, offer, Weber & Dern. Stahelski is represented by WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Finch is represented by Verve Talent and Literary Agency and Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo.
