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Though we usually post information directly about Highlander, especially the upcoming reboot, we would be remiss if we didn’t note the newly-released trailer for the upcoming final season of Stranger Things. Why? Because the series, set in the 1980s, has regularly used cultural touchstones to help ground it firmly...
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When Chad Stahleski became involved in rebooting the Highlander concept he made no secret of the fact that he saw it as an opportunity to look not just at the idea presented in the original movie, but also aspects of the franchise that came later – including characters or...
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The Highlander franchise has a long association with professional wrestling. The original film introduced us to a modern Connor Macleod watching a wrestling match at Madison Square Garden, Roddy Piper was a guest-star on the series and in the film Highlander: Endgame, we have an appearance by Andrew Copeland...
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While fans have been getting excited by the imminent filming of the Highlander reboot, there’s also been the underlying cynicism that the film has had a troubled journey from idea to potentially-fully-in-production project and might yet hit more turbulence… and so there might have been a reluctant sigh with...
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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...
Though we usually post information directly about Highlander, especially the upcoming reboot, we would be remiss if we didn’t note the newly-released trailer for the upcoming final season of Stranger Things. Why? Because the series, set in the 1980s, has regularly used cultural touchstones to help ground it firmly...
When Chad Stahleski became involved in rebooting the Highlander concept he made no secret of the fact that he saw it as an opportunity to look not just at the idea presented in the original movie, but also aspects of the franchise that came later – including characters or...
The Highlander franchise has a long association with professional wrestling. The original film introduced us to a modern Connor Macleod watching a wrestling match at Madison Square Garden, Roddy Piper was a guest-star on the series and in the film Highlander: Endgame, we have an appearance by Andrew Copeland...
While fans have been getting excited by the imminent filming of the Highlander reboot, there’s also been the underlying cynicism that the film has had a troubled journey from idea to potentially-fully-in-production project and might yet hit more turbulence… and so there might have been a reluctant sigh with...
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...