Fast & Furious Director Remaking Highlander

Published by Jeff Leins on: September 23rd, 2009

There can be only one?  Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) has agreed to direct the Highlander remake for Summit Entertainment.

Iron Man co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway signed to write a “re-imagination” of the action-fantasy story in May 2008, which is promised to be a “new take” on the immortal warriors battling each other through time.  The idea is to expand the premise for hopefully a new franchise for the material and the studio still riding high on Twilight success.

The original Highlander in 1986 starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown before becoming a science fiction classic on DVD.  It centers on Connor MacLeod, a Scottish swordsman fighting other supernatural beings.  The cult favorite spawned four movie sequels and three TV programs.

Since Lin was just recently added, no casting decisions have been made.  Who do you want to wear the kilt and chop off heads?