Ah, yes… ‘Highlander’, (one of my favorites) is being redone by the folks that brought us ‘Iron Man’. Nice!
Summit Entertainment is bringing back to the big screen the 1986 sci-fi cult hit “Highlander,” with “Iron Man” co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway on board to pen the reimagining.
The original “Highlander” starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown as immortal beings battling among humans, hunting down one another and collecting more power. Lambert played Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, Connery an Egyptian and Clancy a barbarian known as the Kurgan. “There can be only one” was a line repeated throughout the film. The movie spawned four sequels and three television series.
Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis/Panzer Prods. Peter Davis, one of the original producers of the 1986 film, also will produce the new film.
I’ve always loved the Highlander mythos, so I am totally onboard with a reboot. With today’s special effects and the right script I can see this movie being a huge hit. It’s still a great little date movie to this day! I hope that they’ll use Eilean Donan Castle once again, as it holds a special fondness in my heart. You can read the entire story, here.
