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Karen Gillan joins Highlander as Connor MacLeod’s love interest

August 21, 2025 by Ricky Church

The upcoming Highlander reboot is welcoming Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan to its cast alongside Henry Cavill. Highlander will be a remake of the classic 1986 film with Cavill starring as the immortal warrior Connor MacLeod and John Wick helmer Chad Stahelski directing. Highlander follows a group of immortal beings sworn to battle ahead of the Gathering, where only one […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Chad Stahleski, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Karen Gillan

Dave Bautista to play The Kurgan in Highlander remake

August 10, 2025 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Clancy Brown, Dave Bautista, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Russell Crowe

Marisa Abela joins Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe in Highlander remake

July 7, 2025 by Gary Collinson

With filming on John Wick director Chad Stahelski’s long-gestating Highlander remake drawing closer, Deadline is reporting that actress Marisa Abela (Back to Black, Black Bag) has become the latest addition to the cast. Abela – who is fresh off a BAFTA TV Award for her role in the third season of Industry – joins a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Marisa Abela, Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe to play Ramirez in Highlander remake

June 21, 2025 by Ricky Church

After several years of being in development with Henry Cavill tapped as the lead star, Chad Stahelski’s upcoming Highlander remake has now added a new cast member with Russell Crowe (Gladiator) joining the film. Crowe will star as Ramirez, an immortal warrior who trains newfound immortal Connor MacLeod to fight in an ancient war that is secretly […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Russell Crowe

Chad Stahelski’s Highlander remake with Henry Cavill to shoot in September

June 4, 2025 by Ricky Church

As director Chad Stahelski prepares the John Wick spin-off Ballerina for its worldwide release this week, he will soon move onto his next big project which will be a remake of Highlander starring Man of Steel and The Witcher’s Henry Cavill. Speaking with Deadline on the red carpet for Ballerina, Stahelski was asked where in the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Henry Cavill, Highlander

Amazon acquires Chad Stahelski and Henry Cavill’s Highlander remake

April 19, 2025 by EJ Moreno

Henry Cavill is joining the ranks of Christopher Lambert (and Adrian Paul) as the man to play the iconic Highlander. Having been in development since 2021 with Cavill, and even longer when talking about director Chad Stahelski’s involvement, the film is officially moving forward at Amazon MGM’s United Artists. Deadline confirmed the story this week, […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Amazon MGM, Chad Stahelski, Henry Cavill, Highlander

The Essential Cannon Films Scores

January 11, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the best musical scores from Cannon Films’ oeuvre… A good film score can elevate the picture and manipulate the viewer. It can illicit excitement, fear, intrigue, melancholy and more. It’s not uncommon for a film score to become just as legendary an aspect of a particular film as anything […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bloodsport, Hercules, Highlander, Invasion USA, King Solomons Mines, Lifeforce, Masters of the Universe, Runaway Train, Sahara, The Hitcher

Highlander remake with Henry Cavill eyeing January 2025 start

July 5, 2024 by Ricky Church

The development of Lionsgate’s Highlander remake from John Wick director Chad Stahelski with Henry Cavill leading has been long in the making, but production appears to be getting ready to film at the very start of next year. In an interview with Collider, Stahelski revealed he will begin filming Highlander in January 2025. In fact, after this coming weekend Stahelski is […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Lionsgate

Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future

February 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Ocean's Eleven, Point Break, Psycho, Road House, RoboCop, The Crow, The Hitcher, The Killer, Total Recall

Highlander remake will feature Queen songs, confirms director Chad Stahelski

November 7, 2023 by Gary Collinson

We may be about to get a new Connor MacLeod in Henry Cavill, but when it comes to the soundtrack for a Highlander movie, there can be only one… Thankfully, that seems to be the philosophy of John Wick helmer Chad Stahelski, who has confirmed that his upcoming remake of the cult classic action-fantasy will […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Chad Stahelski, Highlander, Queen

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