The Highlander reboot script is apparently complete. Deadline is reporting that Colony writer Ryan Condal has delivered a script to Lionsgate and all parties are said to be happy with it. The word on the street is that there is some potential for a trilogy, just as long as the audience bonds with the first movie and that it is a hit. More on the Highlander reboot news below.
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Highlander reboot script complete
Pre-production is reportedly set to go ahead later this year ready for a 2019 release. The project has been in development at Summit Entertainment, a company owned by Lionsgate for over ten years.
If you’re not familiar with the original 1989 version starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, here’s a recap of the official synopsis:
When the mystical Russell Nash (Christopher Lambert) kills a man in a sword fight in a New York City parking lot, he leaves a sliver of an ancient weapon lodged in a car in the process. After brilliant forensics specialist Brenda Wyatt (Roxanne Hart) recovers evidence of the mysterious weapon, she and her partner, Lt. Frank Moran (Alan North), embark on an investigation Of Nash that will land them in the middle of a dangerous, centuries-old feud between powerful immortals.
The original British-American adventure action fantasy film was directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen.
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“We’ve finally got a screenplay we’re happy with,” Patrick Wachsberger, Head of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group told the trade blog. “We have set up the story so it has sequel potential.” Chad Stahelski is taking on the project just as soon as he completes work on the third movie in the highly successful John Wick franchise, which is now shooting.
The Highlander reboot is being produced by Neal H. Moritz.
More on the project as it comes in.
