There Can Solely Be One First Have a look at the ‘Highlander’ Reboot

Hollywood’s talked about doing it for years and years, however Chad Stahelski’s lastly gone and remade Highlander, and Henry Cavill offered a primary take a look at his model of Connor MacLeod.

“Completely happy First Look,” wrote Cavill on Instagram. “This has been fairly the journey for me, which I’ll let you know all about when the time is true, however it’s a particular second to have the ability to share this. I hope you take pleasure in.” In each footage, he rocks a trench coat in what seems like a temple and a cathedral, with the second that includes him holding a sheathed katana.

Whereas actual plot specifics are beneath wraps, this MacLeod is like prior incarnations in that he’s a Sixteenth-century warrior born within the Scottish Highlands. After dying, he discovers he’s an immortal because of the Quickening and fights in opposition to others of his sort.

However in line with Stahelski, there are some surprises in retailer, together with a more martial arts-focused tackle the motion and a “totally different form of fantasy” at play from earlier installments.

We’ll have to attend for extra data on Highlander to see what that each one entails. The movie’s forged contains Russell Crowe (as Connor’s mentor Ramirez), Drew McIntyre (as Connor’s brother), Djimon Honsou, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista (as Connor’s nemesis the Kurgan), and Jeremy Irons (as a secondary villain).

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