Henry Cavill-Led Fantasy Remake Releasing Sooner Than Expected

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If you’ve been paying attention to just how much and how fast the world of “John Wick” is expanding, you might be worried that filmmaker Chad Stahelski wouldn’t have time for anything else.

But according to Collider, the man behind “John Wick” is making time for the remake of “Highlander” a lot sooner than we thought. Stahelski says filming could begin as early as this year, with the film releasing sometime in either 2027 or 2028.

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Stahelski was making the rounds to promote the new “John Wick” documentary, “Wick Is Pain,” when he revealed the news about “Highlander”.

“If everything works out in the next 24 hours, we’ll be shooting sometime in September,” Stahelski said. “And in 2027 or 2028, you’ll be watching ‘Highlander.'”

Granted, we don’t know exactly what it is that needs to work out “in the next 24 hours,” but regardless it’s surprising and encouraging news for the “Highlander” reboot. All it takes is a quick trip to IMDb to see just how many projects Stahelski has in development, and at the top of the pile is “John Wick: Chapter 5”.

Then there are all of the “Wick” spinoffs that Stahelski is attached to, including the upcoming “Ballerina”, Donnie Yen’s “Caine”, a prequel “John Wick” animated film, and the TV series “John Wick: Under the High Table”.

In the original 1986 film “Highlander”, Christopher Lambert plays Connor MacLeod, a 16th century Scottish clansman who finds out he’s immortal when he inexplicably revives after being killed in battle. He is mentored by the noble hearted Ramirez (Sean Connery) who teaches him all he needs to know about being Immortal.

In the present day, MacLeod is an antiques dealer living in New York City at the time of The Gathering: the contest between the last few Immortals for The Prize.

“Highlander” has enjoyed multiple sequels as well as both TV and film spinoffs over the years, while Stahelski’s film will reboot the story altogether.

Last year, Stahelski talked to Collider about some of the differences between the original and what he has planned. “We’re bringing it forward from the early 1500s in the highlands to the beyond present-day New York and Hong Kong, and seeing how it goes,” Stahelski said. “There’s big opportunity for action. There’s a chance to play a character that not a lot of people get to play. And it’s a bit of a love story, but not how you think.”

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