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Once upon a time there seemed very little movement in news about the Highlander reboot, but with filming almost ready to start, the casting announcements seem to be arriving fairly quickly. Earlier this week we heard that Djimon Gaston Hounsou was being signed for an unnamed role (speculation suggests...
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It looks like one of the final major pieces of the Highlander reboot is falling into place with the news that Djimon Hounsou has joined the cast. Maybe that should be ‘kast’ as the first indications are that the actor could be playing the role of Sunda Kastagir –...
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“The dialect coach can sit this one out…” Karen Gillan on twitter/X As filming of the Highlander reboot gets closer and closer, the casting announcements continue and the Hollywood Reporter was the first outlet to formally state that Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan is...
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The latest actor to be cast in the Highlander reboot shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise. The name ‘Dave Bautista’ has been a fan-favourite for some time. Though – as with the all cast announced to date – the name of the character he is to play...
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After a great deal of time in development hell, the big-screen Highlander reboot is certainly gathering pace. After the formal announcements of Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe (expected, though technically not officially confirmed to be playing Connor MacLeod and mentor, Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez, respectively), comes news that Marisa...
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EPISODE 1.1: THE GATHERING… Written by Dan Gordon. Directed by Thomas J. Wright As Duncan MacLeod and his partner, Tessa Noel, enjoy their love-making in the loft adjacent to their antique store, a young street-kid named Richie Ryan breaks into the shop below. He is about to help himself...
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Though screen legend Sean Connery made the role of Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez a memorable addition to his exhaustive and iconic resume, the role in the Highlander reboot was one that seemed open to diverse potential. Many, many names have been suggested over the years since the idea of...
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The history of Highlander is a very stop-start process with a flurry of activity and then an era of becalmed confusion. Fans, particularly the long-standing ones, have grown somewhat cynical about whether the much-touted reboot will ever make it to cinemas. But the last year saw serious progress to...
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Yes, there have been plenty of false-starts for the intended revival and reboot of the Highlander franchise, but as we’ve noticed in recent months there’s been genuine momentum. It may still be (at least) months before there’s any action in front of a camera, but behind-the-scenes wheels are turning...
Once upon a time there seemed very little movement in news about the Highlander reboot, but with filming almost ready to start, the casting announcements seem to be arriving fairly quickly. Earlier this week we heard that Djimon Gaston Hounsou was being signed for an unnamed role (speculation suggests...
It looks like one of the final major pieces of the Highlander reboot is falling into place with the news that Djimon Hounsou has joined the cast. Maybe that should be ‘kast’ as the first indications are that the actor could be playing the role of Sunda Kastagir –...
“The dialect coach can sit this one out…” Karen Gillan on twitter/X As filming of the Highlander reboot gets closer and closer, the casting announcements continue and the Hollywood Reporter was the first outlet to formally state that Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan is...
The latest actor to be cast in the Highlander reboot shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise. The name ‘Dave Bautista’ has been a fan-favourite for some time. Though – as with the all cast announced to date – the name of the character he is to play...
After a great deal of time in development hell, the big-screen Highlander reboot is certainly gathering pace. After the formal announcements of Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe (expected, though technically not officially confirmed to be playing Connor MacLeod and mentor, Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez, respectively), comes news that Marisa...
Though screen legend Sean Connery made the role of Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez a memorable addition to his exhaustive and iconic resume, the role in the Highlander reboot was one that seemed open to diverse potential. Many, many names have been suggested over the years since the idea of...
The history of Highlander is a very stop-start process with a flurry of activity and then an era of becalmed confusion. Fans, particularly the long-standing ones, have grown somewhat cynical about whether the much-touted reboot will ever make it to cinemas. But the last year saw serious progress to...
Yes, there have been plenty of false-starts for the intended revival and reboot of the Highlander franchise, but as we’ve noticed in recent months there’s been genuine momentum. It may still be (at least) months before there’s any action in front of a camera, but behind-the-scenes wheels are turning...