THR stories that Djimon Hounsou will be a part of Henry Cavill within the upcoming Highlander reboot, which Chad Stahelski will direct.
Cavill is taking part in Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he’s an immortal warrior. With assist from a swordsman named Ramirez, performed by Russell Crowe, MacLeod battles different immortals throughout time. The solid consists of Dave Bautista as The Kurgen, Karen Gillian as MacLeod’s Scottish spouse, and Marisa Abela as his modern-day love curiosity. As you may see, this might be a little bit of a Guardians of the Galaxy reunion as Hounsou, Bautista, and Gillian all appeared within the Marvel movie.
Hounsou will play an immortal warrior from Africa within the Highlander remake.
Screenwriter Michael Finch is alleged to be increase a “extra complicated and deeper world,” with sources saying that we’ll see “extra immortals who additionally occur to be from varied elements of the world.” As this venture has main franchise aspirations, making certain the world is populated with sufficient immortals to maintain issues attention-grabbing is sensible. Manufacturing is slated to lastly kick off later this month, with filming set to happen in Scotland, England, and Hong Kong.
The venture was initially arrange at Lionsgate, however jumped ship to Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists earlier this 12 months. The brand new deal will give United Artists full rights to the franchise, with Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt set to supply alongside Neal H. Moritz, 87Eleven Leisure, Josh Davis of Davis Panser Productions, and Louise Rosner.
Stahelski has additionally teased the timeline for the film. “We’re bringing it ahead from the early 1500s within the highlands to the past present-day New York and Hong Kong, and seeing the way it goes,” he stated. “There’s massive alternative for motion. There’s an opportunity to play a personality that not lots of people get to play. And it’s a little bit of a love story, however not the way you assume. On John Wick, I discovered lots on the best way to bend the storytelling a bit… one other form of delusion.“
