CinemaCon is going full-swing in Las Vegas this week. With that comes loads of news, trailers, and pullquotes from some of our favorite actors and filmmakers. Things like….confirmation that Chad Stahelski‘s “Highlander” reboot is starting to pick up some immortal steam.
We know Henry Cavill will star in the flick, but what hasn’t been known for sure is what the plot will be. A straight remake of the Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery starring original film? Maybe something closer to the Adrian Paul tv series? Or even “Highlander: The Raven,” which starred Elizabeth Gracen. [Stop laughing! “The Raven” is a pretty cool product of it’s time!] The answer is a bit of everything, so says Stahlski.
The former “The Witcher” star confirmed he’s in the middle of training for it!
“We are going deep into the meaning of these characters,” Cavill told the audience at CinemaCon. “If you thought you had seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything.”
Soooo yes. The man behind “John Wick,” directing sword-fighting immortals in a quest to the sole remaining one, starring the guy who cocks his arms like shotguns?? As long as Stahelski brings in someone like say….Bear McCreary to do the score, this could be a film of EPIC proportions.
We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news. In the meantime, check out this oldy-but-goody video of Henry talking about swords.
