It looks like Henry Cavill’s Connor MacLeod and Russell Crowe’s Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez have found their nemesis for the upcoming Highlander remake, with Deadline reporting that Dave Bautista will follow in the footsteps of Clancy Brown as the barbaric immortal The Kurgan.
Highlander is being directed by John Wick helmer Chad Stahelski and is based upon the cult classic 1986 film from director Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery as immortal warriors fighting a secret war ahead of the Gathering, where the final remaining immortals will meet to fight for The Prize.
In addition to Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe and Bautista, the Highlander cast also includes Back to Black star Marisa Abela in an as-yet-unconfirmed role. The film has been scripted by Michael Finch (John Wick: Chapter 4) and is set to begin filming in the UK next month, with Lionsgate producing and distributing.
Former WWE star Bautista is coming off the action fantasy In the Lost Lands, and also makes a cameo appearance in last month’s The Naked Gun. He has a host of upcoming projects on the horizon including action thriller Trap House, buddy cop comedy The Wrecking Crew, alien invasion sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang, post-apocalyptic sci-fi actioner Afterburn, animated feature The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, and the upcoming Jake Gyllenhaal sequel Road House 2.
