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'Highlander' Remake Loses Another Director
It's not been an easy road for Summit's remake of 1986's 'Highlander.' First they had Justin Lin ('Fast Five') on board to helm the film, but he departed. And then Summit brought in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to take over directing duties. Fresnadillo seemed an odd choice for the project at first. Despite helming the 2007 horror sequel '28 Weeks Later,' he was much more well known, and well regarded, for his stellar, but very arty thriller 'Intacto.' Still, at that point things looked to be progressing nicely for the remake. Ryan Reynolds was confirmed for the immortal sword-swinging lead, and the existing script had just undergone a rewrite by Melissa Rosenberg ('Twilight'). Now it seems Fresnadillo has also exited the film. It appears he and the studio could not agree on a direction for the remake and decided to amicably part. Fresnadillo had already left one remake (of 'The Crow') to work on 'Highlander.' No word yet on a potential replacement.
I have to say, I'm happy for Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. I really like him as a filmmaker and I was more than a bit concerned when I heard he was taking over this project. On the one hand, he has the artistic chops to potentially do something interesting with what is, in my opinion, so unfortunate a choice for a remake. I like the original 'Highlander' alright, but it's nothing that begs to be repolished and reintroduced to a new generation. It's a remnant of its time and so many similar story structures have cropped up since its initial release as to make it thoroughly uninteresting and irrelevant. I could be wrong of course, there could be something worth mining from this tired story, but I wonder if trying to do something different and compelling with the material isn't exactly what landed Fresnadillo at odds with the studio and sent him packing. Are they now just going to recruit an obedient yes man to quickly churn out their vision for the movie? Frankly, at this point, I don't care who they get to direct because Rosenberg's fingerprints on this make it something I categorically do not wish to view.
What do you guys think? Disappointed Fresnadillo is out? Who would you choose to replace him? Are you at all interested in this project?
Source: Deadline
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Comment by Thomas J. Knight on December 4, 2012 at 6:14pm -
Thank....FUCKING......GODS!!!!
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Comment by HellFeast on December 4, 2012 at 10:30am -
I guess there can be only one...............Highlander movie i mean.......................GOOD!!!
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Comment by hewylewis on December 4, 2012 at 8:13am
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I guess the remake just wasn't meant to be.
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Comment by Nicholas Collier on December 4, 2012 at 1:23am -
"...the existing script had just undergone a rewrite by Melissa Rosenberg ('Twilight')."
Wow, fuck this.
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Comment by Hogwarts Dropout on December 3, 2012 at 9:15pm -
This is probably a sign that the movie doesn't need to be made.
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Comment by FMC on December 3, 2012 at 7:35pm -
And for the second time that day, not a single fuck was given that day.
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Comment by Eric Turpel on December 3, 2012 at 7:31pm -
Let's just leave Highlander alone already.
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Comment by TheDVDGrouch on December 3, 2012 at 7:24pm -
A remake no one asked for starring an actor who couldn't buy a hit last year that is losing directors and the same rate Velma Dinkley loses her glasses & to be written by a Twilight veteran. Why am I not excited :(
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Comment by Ecc3ntric Sanity on December 3, 2012 at 6:13pm -
i would like to see this movie remade... without Reynolds. who the fuck made that casting? They must have liked the way he swung a sword as deadpool. the rest of us didnt.
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Comment by John Lemus on December 3, 2012 at 5:40pm -
I stick to what I said before on this shit Replace Ryan Reynolds with Michale Fassbender who can play a Scotsman and then we are talking.
Or how about this cast an actual Scotsman. I think James McAvoy could pull it off. Another actor I would like to see in this even though his is Danish but can play Scottish Mads Mikkelsen.
There is a list of at least 10 or so actors better for this role than Ryan Fucking Reynolds
Not totally against this remake just would like to see it done right
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