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In our second piece of remake news today, it appears that the oft-rumored 'Highlander' reboot is once again on the ground and running with Summit Entertainment eyeing '28 Weeks Later' director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to replace the now-absent Justin Lim ('Fast Five') who recently left the project to direct the sixth installment in the 'Fast and Furious' series.
The saga of an immortal from the highlands of Scotland, 'Highlander' introduced the world to an entire history of undying warriors, doomed to wander the earth and battle each other in deadly competition under the mantra "there can be only one". Originally starring Christopher Lambert as protagonist Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod), the sword-fighting action film became a cult hit and spawned several follow-up films (each more WTF-ier than the last) and a popular television series starring Adrian Paul.
The new script by 'Iron Man' writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway recently underwent a small revision by 'Twilight Saga' writer Melissa Rosenberg, presumably to punch up some of the more romantic elements of the film. Fresnadillo, who is also currently attached to the floundering remake of 'The Crow', is expected to begin shooting in the spring.
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Comment by James Davis on September 16, 2011 at 2:18pm I just hope that they don't dumb down the Highlander series.
I wrote my own plot a while back. I just hope we get something on par with this.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on September 14, 2011 at 10:50am You know at the time I saw the Highlander TV show I thought it was the most amazing thing ever! But as time has passed I see how stupid it really was! Almost every single episode followed the same basic plot; a bad guy shows up, it turns out he's an immortal, he has some connection to Mcleod's past, Mcleod has a flashback, then they fight and he defeats the baddy!
Now several years later some guy named Joss Whedon did a show called Angel, the character of Angel was an immortal vampire, he had made many enemies in his day, some episodes focussed on Angel having a flashback, some episodes were set in the past, some episodes focussed on Angel no being able to relate to the world because of his immortality and some just focussed on him solving whatever problem was happening at that moment.
I hope Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has watched Angel and the original Highlader movies and TV show so he can understand what works and what doesn't!
Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on September 14, 2011 at 10:41am @Magi
I agree with you that the first film is perfect and doesn't need any changes at all.
But I think that Highlander is a franchise where many new stories can be told and a comeback would be welcomed!
As for romance, Highlander was always about this guy feeling lonely that he outlived his first wofe and any other woman he got close to, so a romantic plot line makes some sense. :)
Comment by John Lemus on September 14, 2011 at 8:44am I for one feel this movie if done correctly would be amazing and breathe new life into the series maybe even spawn a new tv show. If they were to pair up Michael Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy it can't fail. I say if done right it could be the best remake ever.
End game I thought for a movie that should not have been made was pretty good. The part where Duncan kills his wife so that she could return as an immortal was fantastic. The alternate ending was really good.
I have a few Highlander Collectibles like some replica swords and other things.
This series has the potential to be EPIC. It could be something like Lord of The Rings
If they got Wetta Works to do the CG and the props
Fuck that would be amazing
Comment by Connor D. on September 14, 2011 at 8:21am © 2013 Created by The Spill Crew.
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