There's still no Connor MacLeod in place, but the new Highlander film might just have found its foe...
NewsLike it or not, the reboot of Highlander seems to be well on its way now. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is sat in the director's chair, although the search goes on to find someone to take on the role of Connor MacLeod. Maybe they should just give Christopher Lambert a tinkle.
It looks as if the production has had more luck securing someone to play The Kurgan, the barbarian originally brought to the screen by Clancy Brown in the 1986 original.
That person, as you've probably picked up from the headline, is Dave Bautista, who currently is in the midst of filming the James Bond movie SPECTRE. Bautista's movie career continues to build, following his role in last summer's Guardians Of The Galaxy. It'll be interesting to see - if confirmed - how he fares in a not-hugely-demanded remake such as this one.
The new Highlander is expected to film this year, and that'd put it in the frame for a 2016 release.
