Russell Crowe has been added to the cast of the upcoming remake of ‘Highlander.’
Crowe joins Henry Cavill on the cast and will take on the role of Cavill’s Connor MacLeod mentor in a variation on the part played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original film.
The original film starred Christopher Lambert and centred on a group of immortals who battle each other in sword fights throughout the ages.
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‘John Wick’ helmer Chad Stahelski will oversee the remake, which has a script by Michael Finch (John Wick: Chapter 4).
Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt will produce for United Artists alongside Neal H. Moritz, 87Eleven Entertainment, Stahelski’s production banner, Josh Davis of Davis Panzer Productions, and Louise Rosner. United Artists has secured full rights to the 1986 original, which Lionsgate developed, with the potential to also develop a new series.
Crowe is next set to play Hermann Göring, one of Hitler’s most trusted allies, in James Vanderbilt’s ‘Nuremberg,’ which Sony Pictures Classics will release in November. He also recently wrapped work on Netflix’s ‘Unabom,’ which looks at the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, as well as the Cold War thriller ‘Billion Dollar Spy’ and the action thriller ‘Bear Country.’
