• GREAT SCOT! KAREN GILLAN LATEST TO JOIN REBOOT…

    “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...
  • DAVE BAUTISTA WRESTLES WITH VILLAIN ROLE FOR REBOOT…

    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...
  • BAFTA WINNER MARISA ABELA JOINS REBOOT CAST…

    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...
  • GLADIATOR’S RUSSELL CROWE CAST (AS RAMIREZ?)

    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...
  • HIGHLANDER REBOOT NOW LEADS TO THE… AMAZON?

    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...
  • CHAD STAHELSKI: ‘HIGHLANDER’ IS HIGH PRIORITY…

    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...
  • RIP: RICHARD MOLL, ‘NIGHT COURT’ BALIFF, FIRST TV FOE…

    HLWW is sad to hear of the passing of Richard Moll. The accomplished actor is perhaps best known for his intimidating frame (he was 6-foot-8 inch) and as his slow-on-the-uptake bailiff ‘Bull’ in tv’s Night Court, in which he appeared in all but one episode in its nine seasons...
  • COULD SLOW-TRACK ‘HIGHLANDER’ REBOOT FINALLY GET A QUICKENING?

    Ask even the most stalwart fan of Highlander about the progression of a new feature film – a proposed reboot of the core concept and characters – and they’ll likely give you a sigh and knowing look that echoes the fact that the film sequels were a series of...
  • IT’S A (SUPERNATURAL) KINDA MAGIC FOR GILLIAN HORVATH…

    Highlander: The Series writer and Associate Creative Consultant Gillian Horvath looks to be swapping swords for wands with the confirmation that an animated version of Jaymin Eve’s Supernatural Academy books is heading to  to the Peacock platform early next year. The project was developed and written by Gillian along...