Has Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot found its Ramirez?
The legend that is Russell Crowe has joined Henry Cavill in John Wick mastermind Stahelski’s take on the war between immortals, fighting for the ultimate prize.
Cavill will play the lead role in the movie, although we don’t know so far if this is Connor MacLeod as played by Christopher Lambert in the iconic 1986 original, or if this is a new take completely with all new characters.
Chad Stahelski to oversee John Wick and Highlander universes on Film, TV and beyond
Going on from there, if Cavill is MacLeod, then who is Crowe, who is reportedly playing a big role in the movie? My money is on Ramirez, MacLeod’s mentor in the original as played by Sean Connery… although he could also be the terrifying Kurgen, originally played by Clancy Brown, though I think Ramirez is more likely.
Stahelski previously said that this new take won’t be told the same as the original, so it’s still very possible that these will be all-new characters in a new take on the classic tale: “We’re bringing it forward from the early 1500s in the Highlands to the beyond present-day New York and Hong Kong. There’s a big opportunity for action… and it’s a bit of a love story — but not how you think,” he said.
Chad Stahelski talks his Highlander reboot and also pulling in the lore from the TV show
As a massive fan of the John Wick universe and, going back much, much further, the Highlander franchise (well, the first few movies, anyway), I’m excited to see what this new team do with the story because we all know by now that, nomatter what they tell you, there can be far more than only one.
Highlander starts filming this September in London.
Thoughts, I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all.
Check out Crowe’s confirmation of the role:
Yes… it’s true… I shall be returning to the highlands… with a sword… it has been a few centuries…
“ there can be only one “#fraseroflovat #cunningham #wemyss #battleoftheshirts #clanranald #spaniard #highlander #macloud https://t.co/zSVhTDnWhf
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 21, 2025
Henry Cavill to star in Highlander reboot from John Wick director
Source: Collider
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