It’s taken years, but Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot is finally gearing up at Amazon MGM, which shelled out big money to grab it from Lionsgate back in April. Henry Cavill is set to swing the sword as the titular immortal, and now we know that he’ll be joined by another big star, Russell Crowe.
Collider reports that Crowe has joined Cavill in the Highlander reboot. He’ll take on the role of Cavill’s mentor, in what sounds like a new take on Sean Connery’s part as Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez in the 1986 film.
Stahelski hopes to turn Highlander into a hit franchise, just as he did with John Wick. His most recent film, John Wick: Chapter 4, earned $447M. We’ve never seen what Stahelski can do outside of John Wick. Can he replicate that success? At the very least, we know he’ll bring his signature style of action to the story of immortals swordfighting one another for supremacy.
Crowe had a busy 2024 in which he starred in four movies: Land of Bad, Sleeping Dogs, The Exorcism, and Kraven the Hunter. He was also seen, in his younger, more physically-ripped form, in Gladiator II. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Crowe’s next film, the historical drama Nuremberg, and how it could send him back to Academy Awards glory.
The plan is for Highlander to begin shooting in September. It had originally been set to begin in January, but Stahelski took time away to help elevate the action in Ballerina, which is open in theaters now.
