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Highlander Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Highlander

Director: Chad Stahelski

Screenwriter: Kerry Williamson

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Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Pre-Production
Production Progress
Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script. Chad Stahelski is moving forward with directing - he's been developing the project since 2016. The film received a greenlight from Lionsgate.

January 20, 2024

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The film will focus on the immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, who must confront a murderous barbarian -- the last of his kind -- who lusts for a fabled prize.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Highlander.

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Crew Behind the Film

The Highlander behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Chad Stahelski last directed John Wick: Chapter 4 and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. The film's writer Kerry Williamson last wrote What Happened to Monday? and Alex Cross.

Director
Chad Stahelski
Screenwriter
Producers
Peter Davis
Neil Moritz
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Production Details

What we know about the Highlander movie production.

Key Facts

  • Henry Cavill is confirmed to lead (1/20/2024).
  • Henry Cavill is in talks to star; he will be one of two leads in the film (Hollywood Reporter, 6/6/2021).
  • John Wick director Chad Stahelski has signed on to direct the reboot of (Hollywood Reporter, 11/22/16).
  • The Highlander reboot has been in the works since 2008 when Lionsgate-owned label Summit acquired the rights (Hollywood Reporter, 11/22/16).
  • Cedric Nicolas-Troyan will make his feature directorial debut after serving as visual effects supervisor and second unit director on Snow White and The Huntsman (10-28-13).
  • 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has left the project. According to deadline.com, "Fresnadillo and Summit could not get past the fact they had differing views of the film, and finally agreed to disagree" (11-30-12).
  • Summit plans to expand on the original Highlander premise of immortals hunting each other through the ages. The original 1986 film was directed by Russell Mulcahy and starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown and Roxanne Hart. It launched four sequels and three TV spinoffs.

Production Updates for Highlander

Pre-Production

Changed Highlander movie production status. Chad Stahelski is moving forward with directing - he's been developing the project since 2016. The film received a greenlight from Lionsgate.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Henry Cavill is in negotiations to star in Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Chad Stahelski has signed on to direct the long-gestating reboot of Highlander for Lionsgate. A search for new scribes to work with Stahelski is underway.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is on-board to direct.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and Ryan Reynolds have both exited the project. Back to "development hell".

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production on the film is slated to begin Spring 2012.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Language
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Highlander is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,451 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Star Wars: New Jedi Order and Shrinking of Treehorn.

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