Highlander, the Resource?

[ithildin]

For as much cash as possible, it would seem:

Summit Entertainment is bringing back to the big screen the 1986 sci-fi cult hit Highlander, with Iron Man co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway on board to pen the redo, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The Russell Mulcahy-directed original starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown as immortal beings. Lambert played Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, Connery an Egyptian and Clancy a barbarian known as the Kurgan. The movie spawned four sequels and three television series.

Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis/Panzer Productions. Peter Davis, one of the original producers of the 1986 film, will also produce the new version of the film.

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[sinanju.livejournal.com]

Well, I always thought that the only way to keep the franchise going was to recast it occasionally the way they recast James Bond. Some new writers and a new take on the story couldn't hurt either.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Agree with you there. And considering how awesome Iron Man is, it would seem to be in good hands. I guess we'll see what they do with it.