Henry Cavill may star in Highlander remake from John Wick director

From one immortal demigod to the subsequent, former Superman Henry Cavill is in talks to star in a remake of Highlander, based on a report from Deadline. The movie is ready to be directed by Chad Stahelski, the director of all three John Wick movies.

For these unfamiliar, Highlander is a 1986 film a couple of race of immortal warriors who’re engaged in a centurieslong battle to be the final one standing. These warriors can’t be killed except they’re beheaded, and when their quantity drops low sufficient, there’s an occasion referred to as the Gathering the place they are going to combat for The Prize — the final word immortal energy. That’s the place the film will get its iconic tagline: “There will be just one.”

Highlander stars Christopher Lambert as considered one of these immortals who’s born within the Scottish Highlands within the Sixteenth century, then taught the way in which of the immortals by Sean Connery, who’s, in opposition to all odds, enjoying a Spaniard. Centuries later, in 1985, Lambert’s Highlander resides in New York when the time of the Gathering approaches. He should defeat his immortal rival, an evil and horrific warrior often known as the Kurgan, who’s performed by Clancy Brown … whom it’s possible you’ll know as Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.

Whereas the film is filled with lore and world-building, together with many Sixteenth-century flashbacks, it’s principally about demigods preventing one another with dope weapons — and a kick-ass Queen music. In different phrases, it’s arduous to think about a greater pairing for the film than Cavill and Stahelski.

In fact, this wouldn’t be Cavill’s first expertise as a mythic determine with a giant sword. The Enola Holmes and Justice League star additionally performs the monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s ongoing sequence The Witcher, and he performed the villain in Mission: Unimaginable — Fallout, a franchise by which Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is principally an immortal demigod.

As for Stahelski, he’s connected to quite a few different movies for the time being. Earlier this yr, it was introduced that the director could be adapting Sony’s samurai sport Ghost of Tsushima for the massive display screen. He’s additionally engaged on John Wick 4, which is ready to come back out in 2022.