Summit want Tom Cruise for Highlander Remake

Summit Entertainment are reportedly interested in approaching Tom Cruise for a major role in their long planned Highlander reboot. Cruise is thought to be on the studios wishlist for the part of Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, played in the original series by Sean Connery. Ramirez is the mentor of the film’s hero, schooling him in both deadly [...]

Ryan Reynolds Drops Out Of Highlander Reboot

Ryan Reynolds has dropped out of the lead role in Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot, having apparently decided it isn’t the franchise that will finally make him the A-list superstar that his likeable wit and chiselled six pack probably deserves. 28 Days Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo also recently abandoned the new Highlander re-imagining, citing the usual excuse of  ’creative differences’. The original Highlander [...]

Ryan Reynolds Joins Highlander Reboot

After the disappointments of Wolverine & Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds has officially joined Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot, hoping it’s the franchise that will finally make him the A-list superstar that his likeable wit and chiselled six pack probably deserves. Reynolds will be taking the lead role of immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod. The original has remained [...]