20 Movie Remakes You Didn’t Know Were In The Works

10. Highlander

Highlander Sean Connery Christopher Lambert
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The Film

The 1986 Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery-starring fantasy action classic has led to the release of five sequels, most of them universally panned by critics.

Finally, in March 2008, Summit Entertainment had enough and decided to return to the drawing board with plans for a remake, entitled Highlander: The Reckoning.

Ryan Condal's (Rampage) script was completed earlier this year and production is scheduled to begin in October with Chad Stahelski (the John Wick trilogy) set to direct.

Is It A Good Idea?

Kinda? The prospect of mixing Highlander's bats*** mythology with the gorgeous action of the John Wick movies could be a recipe for greatness, and in the very least, it'll almost certainly be better than every single Highlander sequel.

Casting is key, because living up to Lambert and Connery won't be easy, but at the same time, Shakespeare Highlander is not, so there's definitely room for an improved or valid alternate take.

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