One of my favorite movies from the 80,s has to be Highlander, but sadly the producers decided to make a few more movies, and the result was not that great I have to say. Well we have news Highlander is about to get another chance at the Box Office, don’t panic though as Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, who are the writers from the recent Box Office success Iron Man as well as the upcoming Punisher: War Zone are to pen the script. The first Highlander was successful, but the other movies as well as the TV spin-off were a pile of rubbish, but you would have to wonder how a new Highlander movie would fail with these two writers behind the story.
When you start to think back about the story it was a little strange, a few blokes running around the place trying to chop each others head off, in order to capture their life force. Although it sounded weird, it was something that worked, well once anyway. How can you go wrong, starting a movie off in the Scottish Highlands set in the 16th century, and then moving to present day. The main character was played by Christopher Lambert, ok we know that it was a strange casting, but acting alongside Sean Connery, it just seemed to work.
So if a new Highlander movie gets the green light, which actor would be perfect for the lead role, if Mel Gibson was a little younger then I would go for him, man he was awesome in Braveheart, but the safe money has to be Brad Pitt.
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if the is to be another highlander and i hope there is because i have all the movies and the complete series on dvd then there is only one person i would probly pay to see Adrien paul is the only true highlander besides Christopher Lambert
Comment by samuel fromsdorf — June 26, 2008 @ 8:41 am
I would have to agree with Samuel. The OP is dead wrong in his comments that the original movie was the only good part. I think the whole series of movies and the tv series are all entertaining. At this point with the story, I think for them to make a big budget movie, they have to cast Adrian Paul. It just would not work with anyone else.
It would be like making the new Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford.
Comment by Bryan — August 24, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
Highlander has a great following and a little research would have proven that to the so called journalist who wrote this.
There are numerous groups on Yahoo and others that have numerous fans as well as the individuals from the show that have a huge fan base mostly from the series.
Also i hate to be so negative here as i am a huge highlander fan, My wife and myself watch the series still to this day on DVD, but as being a fan i cant see Adrian playing Conner. The only way to bring back Adrian in to this would be to relaunch the series.
A new conner is a must as i dont believe that Mr. Lambert could pull off the younger look. But Adrian could pull off reprising his role as Duncan. What About Ramirez? Who could pull some sean connery out of there hat.
All in all i will watch it if/when they make it.
Lenny
Comment by Lenny — August 26, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
if another highlander movie is made please don’t let it be set after the source it was like highlander 2 all over again, if it is a remake of highlander 1 then why not get a young scottish actor for connor and have mr lambert play ramirez.
Comment by kris — August 30, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
If a new Highlander movie is done how about Collin Ferrel or Gerard Butlers as Conner and Christopher Lembert as Ramirez or Patrick Steward.
Comment by Rod — September 22, 2008 @ 5:54 am
the first movies were good and so was end game. the series was best. the source was the worst part of the whole franshise it really ticked me. but making a new movie without with out adrian paul would be crap. they need to set it after endgame and not make it a remake of highlander1. i prefer to think that the source didn’t happen.
Comment by Condor — October 6, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
Hey I agree the sourse NEVER happend. EVER WTF that was just as bad ashighlander @ and the raven series.
I love the first movie and End Game was great cause it ties my fav series and conner plus they actors could do and stay stuff the tv show would not do. like joe saying ( you look like shit) i almost choked on my soda it was so funny. it has to be after End game and Has to stay Adrian Paul. what a about a methos Series and also i thought that Adrian Paul should have played the james bond part of these last movies. but hey I am just one person.
Comment by shinarinalaska — November 21, 2008 @ 2:25 am