There can be only one? Apparently not.
Summit Entertainment has announced it has signed direct Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to helm its remake of "Highlander."
Fresnadillo wrote and directed "28 Weeks Later," the sequel to the popular "28 Days Later." He is also attached to the litigation-plagued "The Crow" remake for Relativity Media.
"Highlander" hit theaters in 1986, featuring Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, an immortal who must battle against other like himself only one remains. Immortals can only be killed by decapitation.
The film spawned three sequels and a television series, which followed Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod. The series had its own spin-off and feature film.
The remake is based on a script from Art Marcum and Matt Holloway ("Iron Man," "Punisher: War Zone").
This is one of those remakes that immediately falls into the "why?" file. Sure the sequels never lived up to the first film, but "Highlander" is a classic and remains a staple of pop culture 25 years after its debut.
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| "Highlander" debuted in 1986. |
Fresnadillo wrote and directed "28 Weeks Later," the sequel to the popular "28 Days Later." He is also attached to the litigation-plagued "The Crow" remake for Relativity Media.
"Highlander" hit theaters in 1986, featuring Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, an immortal who must battle against other like himself only one remains. Immortals can only be killed by decapitation.
The film spawned three sequels and a television series, which followed Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod. The series had its own spin-off and feature film.
The remake is based on a script from Art Marcum and Matt Holloway ("Iron Man," "Punisher: War Zone").
This is one of those remakes that immediately falls into the "why?" file. Sure the sequels never lived up to the first film, but "Highlander" is a classic and remains a staple of pop culture 25 years after its debut.
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