US EditionRussell Crowe Confirms 'Highlander' Casting
LONDON AND SCOTLAND, JUN 20 – Russell Crowe will play the mentor Ramirez, joining Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot aiming to revive the franchise with a $100 million budget, starting production this fall.
- Russell Crowe has been cast in a key mentor role opposite Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski's reboot of the 1986 film Highlander.
- The reboot follows the original story of immortal warriors, moving the setting from 1500s Scottish Highlands to near-future New York and Hong Kong.
- The film, directed by Chad Stahelski of John Wick fame and written by Michael Finch, is being produced with the support of Amazon MGM Studios alongside United Artists.
- Stahelski explained that the story will span from the Scottish Highlands in the early 1500s to locations past modern-day New York and Hong Kong, emphasizing dynamic action sequences alongside an unconventional romantic storyline.
- Highlander will open theatrically without a set release date, while Crowe's casting reunites him with Cavill whom he starred alongside in Superman.
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