Russell Crowe joins Henry Cavill in the Restart of Highlander by Chad Stahelski

Russell Crowe It officially adapts to the immortality that oscillates the sword. The Oscar winner actor joined the cast of Chad Stahelski’S Highlander restart, taking on the iconic role of mentor Ramirez originally played by Sean Connery In the 1986 cult classic. It will be in front Henry Cavillwhich has already been set as the protagonist of the film.

Crowe and Cavil previously appeared in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, so this project is a small meeting for the duo.

This new Highlander It comes from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists for a complete theatrical version, with John Wick Mastermind Stahelski behind the camera. The script is written by Michael FinchAnd the team aims at a fresh and complete experience.

For the new ones to mythology, the original Highlanderdirected by Russell MulcahyFollowed a battle of century between immortal warriors, merging historical flashbacks with gritty sword duels today. It has become a franchise fed by fans with more sequels, a long -standing TV series and more than some legendary lines. Yes, there can be only one, but clearly, there can also be restarted.

Stahelski seems to play a long game. United Artists has obtained full rights on the original of 1986, previously developed by Lionsgate, and we are already talking about expanding in a new series along the road.

Crowe is the next one that appears in Nurembergnext to Malek branches AND Michael Shannonfalling on November 7th. He also concluded a Netflix thriller called UnobomCold War Drama of Walden Media Billion dollarsand the action film directed by Derrick Borte Country bear.

The director also made fun of the action in the film and explained that he will be inspired by the action in John Wick’s films.

“I will keep it all the way. Most of the audience, I will use the analogy of weapons, most of what you know about the focuses on fire or car chases because most of us are not involved in fighting with firearms or car chases or fighting with the sword, we learn through the films.”

“And what shows you those films is about 95% bullshit. You don’t fight 50 boys with bare hands and then go away, but it’s fun. It is a fulfillment of desires.

“So John Wick, we know it’s a cartoon – I know it is not – but we also have fun with it. But we make tactical top -ups, we try to make fire manipulations, things like professionals, the military do so. But then we have fun, you know? The work of the sword is very the same.” “

Cavill previously had shared how big a fan of his franchise is and then said that the screenplay of the film is “extraordinary” and that the film will take some “big oscillations”. He said:

“I am a Highlander fan, they are very funny films. Obviously I watched them when I was much younger and since then I have seen myself again, but also the television program.

“I really liked the tradition behind it, that sense of a tragic warrior with more than one story to tell that an interesting boy with a sword, doing interesting things, and this is even deeper.

“What they have done so far and we are doing with the development of the script is extraordinary, I think people will really be, really happy.

“The big swings are important, you play it safe, you will go, eh, I suppose it is fine?” But if you do a great swing, people love or hate him. “

Stahelski also spoke previously of the film, saying that it will include both family characters and “elements” taken from the TV series of the 90s.

“We are trying to make our story [and it] It hires many of the same characters and things like that. But we also brought elements of all TV programs. We are trying to do some prequel for the meeting. “

“We have ideas for days on how to create the most beautiful characters and make it an epic television program. I just think it’s a rich and rich mythology.”

Stahelski also explained that they are taking the best elements of history from the whole franchise and implementing everything in a story that will be widespread through a film trilogy:

“I think the TV series hit many fantastic things were not in the function, among the observers and all the different types of immortals. How can we insert it in a functionality mode before dribbling it in the world of TV?

“Well, restructure it in some parts, let’s take a look as if it were a television show, let’s take a look as if it were a high -end trilogy. How do we tell the story of the meeting, the successful, immortals and how can we really build this world even more than the original project?

“This is what we are renovating right now. It is taking all the good things we had before being involved in the project by the script; redevelopment of the screenplay to give us an excellent chapter one, two and three; and expand the world.”

He also spoke of his vision for the film, saying: “

The vision we are trying to cross and what we are trying to develop, is very equivalent to Star Wars. The first is a very satisfactory ending, but leaves the door open and it is a bit like I see this.

“I would really like to expand it over three. I see that the gathering happens more than three. It is complicated, do not get me wrong, that’s why we are still developing it. We want to be able to tell three complete stories that adapt.

“I think the Star Wars trilogy, at least until the Strike Back Empire, is a good example of how we want to elaborate it.”

I am very enthusiastic about this restart of Highlander and I hope it offers something fantastic.

Source: deadline