Dave Bautista can be taking part in the Kurgan in Chad Stahelski’s upcoming Highlander remake, and the actor is feeling a bit harassed about taking over the function of the enduring villain.
“No stress in any respect, proper? Man, I’m harassed about this, as a result of I’m such a fan of the unique,” Bautista informed MovieWeb. “Clancy Brown was in his 20s when he was the Kurgan. I’m in my 50s. I hope I can do the world justice.“
Though Bautista can be following within the footsteps of Clancy Brown, he added that the remake can be a unique beast. “It’s written very in another way. However nonetheless with, like, such an enormous nod, loads of respect to the unique,” he stated. “Chad Stahelski didn’t need to go in opposition to the grain and make it one thing utterly totally different. He needed to maintain it true to the characters, however elevate a bit, transfer it into present filmmaking requirements, as a result of we’re at all times sort of elevating the bar. The characters must go along with the motion on this movie, and the motion is tremendous hyper elevated. It’s what John Wick did to the gun work on movies.“
Henry Cavill will star as 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 contains Karen Gillian as MacLeod’s Scottish spouse, Marisa Abela as his modern-day love curiosity, Djimon Hounsou as an immortal warrior from Africa, and Jeremy Irons as “the chief of a secret order known as The Watchers, who’re maintaining a tally of the immortals and see them as a menace to humanity.“
Grasp Z: The Ip Man Legacy‘s Max Zhang can be on board in an undisclosed function, and WWE celebrity Drew McIntyre is ready to play Angus MacLeod, the brother of Cavill’s character. Kevin McKidd (Gray’s Anatomy), Siobhán Cullen (Bodkin), Jun Jong-seo (Undertaking Y), and Nassim Lyes (Below Paris) additionally just lately joined the solid.
Manufacturing on Highlander was supposed to start within the fall, however Cavill was injured whereas coaching for the movie. Filming is predicted to renew in early 2026. As soon as it does decide up, the movie will shoot in Scotland, England, and Hong Kong.
