There Can Solely Be One First Have a look at the ‘Highlander’ Reboot

Hollywood’s talked about doing it for years and years, however Chad Stahelski’s lastly gone and remade Highlander, and Henry Cavill supplied a primary have a look at his model of Connor MacLeod.

“Blissful First Look,” wrote Cavill on Instagram. “This has been fairly the journey for me, which I’ll let you know all about when the time is true, nevertheless it’s a particular second to have the ability to share this. I hope you get pleasure from.” In each photos, he rocks a trench coat in what appears to be like like a temple and a cathedral, with the second that includes him holding a sheathed katana.

Whereas precise plot specifics are beneath wraps, this MacLeod is like prior incarnations in that he’s a Sixteenth-century warrior born within the Scottish Highlands. After dying, he discovers he’s an immortal due to the Quickening and fights in opposition to others of his variety.

However in response to Stahelski, there are some surprises in retailer, together with a more martial arts-focused tackle the motion and a “completely different form of delusion” at play from earlier installments.

We’ll have to attend for extra data on Highlander to see what that each one entails. The movie’s solid consists of Russell Crowe (as Connor’s mentor Ramirez), Drew McIntyre (as Connor’s brother), Djimon Honsou, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista (as Connor’s nemesis the Kurgan), and Jeremy Irons (as a secondary villain).

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