There Can Only Be One Highlander — Until They Do a Remake — With Ryan Reynolds
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So, I am embarrassed to admit that in this particular case, I’m not familiar enough with Highlander to become passionately outraged about a reboot. However, I can see where people might not want to see Ryan Reynolds in what is considered, by some, to be a cult favorite fantasy action movie because Reynolds is known for his comedic approach to things. Is there room for that in Highlander? I have no idea. I honestly thought this movie had Mel Gibson in it for some reason. But that was Mad Max. Right? Right. Again, I’m so sorry about this.
Anyway, Reynolds is currently the front-runner to take the role made famous by Christopher Lambert. Since I thought Christopher Lambert was Mel Gibson, I’m not sure what this will do for Ryan Reynolds’ career. Connor Macleod is the name of the immortal master swordsman who, um, battles people with a sword and is the Highlander in 16th century Scotland. And there can be only one Highlander, so he kills people.
Reynolds has actually worked with a sword before when he appeared in X-Men: Origins playing Deadpool (!!), a role which earned him his own X-Men spinoff. And he’s honestly not a bad actor, since he performed an entire movie in a coffin in Buried to a pretty fair amount of acclaim. So, maybe this isn’t a bad thing. But I’ll leave that up to the fans who know this movie and not offer my own grossly uninformed opinion.
Originally, Fast Five director Justin Lin was set to helm this, but he turned those reins over to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed 28 Weeks Later. Lin will remain on as executive producer.
(via Collider)
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