Chad Stahelski and Henry Cavill’s Highlander reboot is moving studios, with THR reporting that the project has left Lionsgate.
What studio is the Highlander reboot moving to?
The report mentions that the project, which has been in development for nearly 10 years now, is now headed to Amazon MGM Studios. THR notes that Amazon is in “final negotiations” to acquire the project, with United Artists’ Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt producing the movie under the new deal.
Plot details for the new Highlander film remain unknown at this time; however, Chad Stahelski previously said that it will incorporate elements and characters from both the film franchise and the television series. “We’re trying to do a bit of a prequel — a setup to The Gathering — so we have room to grow the property,” Stahelski said.
Stahelski also said Cavill’s Highlander could lead to more films and television series.
“We have ideas for days for the coolest characters [that could make for] an epic TV show,” he said. “I just think that’s rich mythology when you can pick any period of time, any nationality, any culture, any type of person and make them an immortal that have to duel and deal with the burden of immortality — that’s f—ing cool.”
The original Highlander was released in 1986. Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the movie starred Christopher Lambert as Connor McLeod, an immortal swordsman who has to battle other seemingly-invincible beings in order to save humanity.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
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