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northendtrooper@lemmy.ca to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot is moving forward with John Wick director at the helm

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Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot is moving forward with John Wick director at the helm

www.gamesradar.com

northendtrooper@lemmy.ca to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    If there was one actor that would get me psyched for a Highlander reboot, it’s Cavill. I wonder if he can do a better Scottish accent than Lambert…

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      OK, but who is going to replace Sean Connery?

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        deleted by creator

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          deleted by creator

        • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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          How about Danny DeVito.

      • mycatiskai@lemmy.one
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        Maybe Lambert?

        • scottywh@lemmy.world
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          I think that would be great personally.

      • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
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        Gerard Butler or Ewan McGregor

      • coffee_poops@sh.itjust.works
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        Maybe an actual Spaniard?

        • CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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          I vote for Pedro Pascal, but only if he does a Scottish accent.

        • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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          Or an Egyptian.

      • ScrollerBall@lemmy.world
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        Better question: who could possibly replace Clancy Brown?

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          Nobody can replace Clancy Brown. Just give him the role again.

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        Gary oldman

      • MolochAlter@lemmy.world
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        Get Pedro Pascal for the love of christ

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      So what you’re saying is, there can be only one

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      “Hmmmm.”

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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        Fuck.

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    If they get rid of the theme song I will never forgive them. But most likely we will get a cover by some popstar.

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      It will definitely be an edgy subtle orchestral version of it during the climax of the movie. You’ll love every second of it

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      .

      • The Pantser@lemmy.world
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        I do like BB version of the song but it’s too old to be used in a new movie. It has to be the OG version or a new cover to be used in a new movie, that’s been the formula.

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      It better not be!

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    Oooh! Which Scotsman will they get to play a Spaniard?

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      “What is haggis?” he said, Scottishly.

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      The greatest casting ever made can never be replicated.

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        Worse: Mickey Rooney as a Japanese man in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

        As bad: John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conqueror

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          Oh those are definitely worse.

          But Connery, playing an Egyptian pretending to be a Spaniard while also being the only one with a recognizeable Scottish accent amidst a an entire cast of non-Scottish people playing Scots? That was something special.

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            Oh I agree. Fun movie and character though.

            No worse than a Russian submarine captain with a Scottish accent though. 🤣

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    HERE WE AAAAAAREEEEE!

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      BORN TO BE KINGS!

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        WE’RE THE PRINCES OF THE UUNIVERSE!

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    I didn’t know I wanted this until this moments.

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    I’m sold

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    These reboots of movies that doesn’t require reboots achieves only two things for me… it reminds me to go and watch the origial movie again, while guaranteeing that I won’t bother watching the reboot.

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      Remake movies that had good ideas and poor execution, or visa versa. Don’t bother remaking movies that are already good.

      Actually don’t bother regardless. Fuckin Hollywood can’t get much right these days.

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        Remake movies that had good ideas and poor execution, or visa versa. Don’t bother remaking movies that are already good.

        I just watched Highlander a few weeks ago and I think this one qualifies as good idea, poor execution. The one scottish person on the cast played a spaniard, and it’s not just some scottish dude. Why didn’t they make the main character a frenchman?! He doesnt even use a scottish sword!

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          I just watched Highlander a few weeks ago and I think this one qualifies as good idea, poor execution.

          Wash yer mouth out! It’s definitely a case of terrible idea, great execution - in fact, it’s such a terrible idea that there was literally nothing with which to build a sequel out of. Every other Highlander movie and the tv show was little more than an awkward retcon milking exercise and little more.

          Why didn’t they make the main character a frenchman?!

          A French main character? In a USian movie? I guess you forgot about that whole anti-French “Freedom Fries” charade.

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        You know, I wish they’d just stop their derivative “remaking” and “franchising” and actually just start being inspired by the movies of old again.

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      I’ve been asking for this for decades. I really want a hyper violent modern highlander TV show.

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    OK, but what will be the soundtrack?
    Cause there’s absolutely no way it can compete with the original.

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      Who wants to live forever?

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    Maybe they’ll do Duncan Macleod instead of Connor? Or maybe just keep the main premise and centre it around a new character

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      A new character that cuts the head off the old character like 5000 years in the future!

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    A reboot? There can be only one.

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    If it doesn’t have a weird stabby sex scene it’s not a proper reboot.

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    Please don’t be space aliens again.

    Love Cavill, love the campy first and third Highlanders (well, mostly #1), but the second movie is stupid.

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    Hoping it’s a two picture deal and we get a rebooted H2: Quickening. Pumped.

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    Caville as the Kurgen?

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    Oh fuck yes I love Highlander

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