Russell Crow Joins Henry Cavill in Remake of ‘Highlander’

Star Russell Crowe will instruct Henry Cavill in the ways of the immortals in the remake of Highlander.

The Oscar-winner (Gladiator, 2000) will play Cavill’s mentor in a variation on the part played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original film.

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Director Chad Stahelski (John Wick) will oversee the remake, which has a script by Michael Finch (“John Wick: Chapter 4”). “Highlander” is being backed by Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists, which is being run by former Netflix film chief Scott Stuber. The film will open theatrically.

Crowe was one of the biggest stars of the late 1990s and early aughts, appearing in action heavy roles in the likes of “Gladiator” and “Master & Commander,” and earning critical raves for more dramatic work in “The Insider,” “A Beautiful Mind,” and “L.A. Confidential.”

In recent years, he’s taken on more character parts in the likes of “Kraven the Hunter” or starred in lower budgeted movies such as “The Pope’s Exorcist” and “Sleeping Dogs.”

Crowe is next slated to play Hermann Göring, one of Hitler’s most trusted allies, in James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, which Sony Classics will release in November.

He also recently wrapped work on Netflix’s “Unabom,” which looks at the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, as well as the Cold War thriller “Billion Dollar Spy” and the action thriller “Bear Country.”

Stuber and Nick Nesbitt will produce “Highlander” for United Artists alongside Neal H. Moritz, 87Eleven Entertainment, Stahelski’s production banner, Josh Davis of Davis Panzer Productions, and Louise Rosner. United Artists has secured full rights to the 1986 original, which Lionsgate developed, with potential to also develop a new series. The original film starred Christopher Lambert and centered on a group of nearly invincible, ageless warriors.

Highlander: Oscar-Winner Russell Crow (“Gladiator,” 2000) to Play Henry Cavill’s Mentor

Russell Crow Joins Henry Cavill in Remake of ‘Highlander’

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