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The IRON MAN Writers Are Penning A HIGHLANDER Remake!!

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! by chrth	May 20th, 2008 03:55:25 PM
REMAKE, that is.
ramirezzzzzzzzzzzzzz by JeanLuc Dickhard	May 20th, 2008 03:55:28 PM

in IronMan... by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	May 20th, 2008 03:55:41 PM
at the end, when that giant beam of light shot into the sky, i leaned over to my friend and said: there can be only one.
LAME by HExTeXly	May 20th, 2008 03:56:26 PM
They should let this sleepin' dog lie.
What the hell happened by montimer	May 20th, 2008 03:58:05 PM
to new ideas. Seriously?
friggin... by Cagliostro	May 20th, 2008 03:58:07 PM
sweet
HAPPY HALLOWEEN LADIES!!!!!! by Groothewarrior	May 20th, 2008 03:58:14 PM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN LADIES!!!!!! by Groothewarrior	May 20th, 2008 03:58:28 PM

COME ON! by BoggyCreekBeast	May 20th, 2008 03:58:42 PM
After 50 sequels, a TV series and There Can Be Only One underwear... this is PLAYED OUT!
HENRY IAN CUSICK by A G	May 20th, 2008 03:59:16 PM
Should play the lead.
For gods sake NO... by Turtle_Z	May 20th, 2008 04:00:06 PM
Just leave it alone. Highlander was great. We all love Highlander. Butnone of the sequels, spin-offs or anything has been any damn GOOD! Just leave a classic film alone for the love of god. Write something NEW! Use your atrophied IMAGINATION and give us something ORIGINAL! STOP REMAKING MY YOUTH!!!!
You Mean The Five Billion Sequels Weren't Enough? by IAmMrMonkey!	May 20th, 2008 04:00:32 PM
"There Can Only Be One" has never been a more ironic catchphrase for a series that spawned so many lame movies (I hear "Highlander: The Source" is the worst though).
Can't be any worse than the last movie by Reel American Hero	May 20th, 2008 04:01:28 PM
I'm just sayin'.
Michael Bay to direct! by IAmMrMonkey!	May 20th, 2008 04:03:27 PM
"There can only be one!" screams Duncan as eighty billion dollars are spent turning the screen different colors, bolts of lightning tear apart his surroundings in slow-motion (as some overly dramatic soundtrack plays) and Shia's head rolls away from his giant metal body.
Gerard Butler = Duncan Macleod by CENOBITE	May 20th, 2008 04:03:59 PM
Meh-bi theeis tahm wee canna have ah reeeal Scot plah-in da part!
Can't be any worse than Iron Man by Sithdan	May 20th, 2008 04:04:15 PM
I've never seen a movie so overrated in my life.
Quote of the day: by CENOBITE	May 20th, 2008 04:07:16 PM
"And yes... there should had been only one." -Memories-Of-Murder
Makes sense to remake an 80's movie... by Mr. Profit	May 20th, 2008 04:08:37 PM
Since Iron Man's final battle was taken from Robocop 2. Hacks...
Christopher Lambert will still be in it by Baron Karza	May 20th, 2008 04:09:28 PM
Or maybe Dolph Ludgren.. just cash in men..
Gerard Butler... by poeticwarriorIII	May 20th, 2008 04:10:03 PM
might actually make this worth watching.
Hey, give it a chance by Blade_Runner	May 20th, 2008 04:10:34 PM
Highlander was a tremendous movie that a remake can do great justice to. My only problem with the original movie is that Greg Widen must have let his kid write the last 10 minutes of the script or something. It deserves a remake just to fix the injustice of that atrocious ending. Oh, and all the existing Sequels don't even merit a mention, so ignore them completely.
The original doesn't look so hot 20-something years later by GodMars	May 20th, 2008 04:10:47 PM
A remake might not be a bad idea.
It won the academy award for best movie ever. by SID 8.0	May 20th, 2008 04:11:16 PM
According to Ricky Bobby. Wow! bad ideas just can't stop coming out of Hollywood.
What The Hell Is Wrong With Hollywood? by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:11:29 PM
STOP THE REMAKES. This is getting ridiculous. There are too many good scripts sitting on the shelves...Too many out of work writers to continue making all this un-original crap. And another thing...If you're going to remake something...Remake a movie that wasn't any good to begin with. Highlander did very well and was popular enough to spawn many sequels. We don't need another Highlander. We don't need another Terminator. We don't need another Alien/Aliens. We need new ideas. New concepts. Stop this shit now.
No Fucking Duncan - Conner is the Highlander by picardsucks	May 20th, 2008 04:13:33 PM
Now this could actually be cool as the writers of Iran Man are doing it and not the dummies and hacks from the destroyed Highlander franchise who ruined a super fucking cool movie which should have been a stand alone not a fucking franchise. Christopher Lambert can certainly be Rameriez or even Adrian Paul as come to think of it he looks and sounds exactly like younger Sean Connery (even though he is 50 himself) Clancy Brown should be the Kurgan if there is a Kurgan in the film. But this should be about Conner MacLeod the Highlander not fucking Duncan and Lambert should be in it somehow.
Highlander. There should have been only one. by Iaidoka	May 20th, 2008 04:13:50 PM
The first movie was almost as over as Hamlet.
It ain't Duncan, it's Connor..! by DC Films	May 20th, 2008 04:14:35 PM
Just keep Duncan out of a remake. Gerald butler is good as Connor, but one of the things that made it work was the fucked up casting of Lambert as a Scot. I'd like to see Benicio Del Toro as the Kurgan (please get a good actor for this part, not a body builder!!! Beauty of the original is Clancy Brown's phenomenal performance. Gonna be hard to replace Connery - look at the trouble they had with Bond...
GodMars by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:14:36 PM
It isn't a question of whether the original holds up but whether we need another film with the exact same story and main character. We can use more films like Highlander...Just not the identical product. The film industry is concerned about piracy and why they aren't bringing in the box office profit they used to...THIS IS WHY. Nothing new at the multiplex. People are bored by the output. One of the reasons that the comic industry has seen a boom in recent years is because there are actually original ideas being written in comic books right now.
If there's no Queen soundtrack... by dick splash	May 20th, 2008 04:15:03 PM
...they can stick their remake up their arse. Right up.
Sithdan by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:17:58 PM
I am so with you about Iron Man. I thought the film was incredibly disappointing and EXTREMELY overrated.
YESSSSS!!!!! by Playkins	May 20th, 2008 04:18:02 PM
Hopefully it will follow the "Planet Zeist" route and the immortals will be amnesiac aliens.
Since Hollywood Has Completely Turned Into Hack Central by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:19:23 PM
Might as well remake White Lightning and Gator while you're at it.
One of my favourite guilty pleasures... by BiggusDickus	May 20th, 2008 04:19:49 PM
Art & Matt - please, PLEASE don't fuck it up, it's been dicked about with so many times in the past... No Duncan, no Kane, no 'we're all aliens really', just one, new 're-imagining' to give the original story the love and effects it deserved back in '85, then please, leave it the fuck alone...
Has it really come down to this? by 69DUDE	May 20th, 2008 04:21:27 PM
Another day, another remake announcement. Jesus H Christ, what's wrong with Hollywood these days? Oh how I yearn for the glory days of the 80s...Indy, Back To The Future, Gremlins, Terminator, Beverley Hills Cop, Rockys, Rambos, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Ghostbusters, An American Werewolf In London, The Goonies, Aliens, Tron..all of them 100% original work based on nothing but original scripts. Remember those days, Hollywood? Some of us do too, and it's very sad to see how far the studios have fallen since then.
There can only be one... by QuiGonnJin&Tonic	May 20th, 2008 04:22:42 PM
million sequels!
I've got something to say!...It's better to burn out... by FlickaPoo	May 20th, 2008 04:24:47 PM
...than to fade away! Actually, after the coolness that was the first Highlander I badly wanted more...but of course all of the sequels sucked thoroughly and for all eternity. Maybe this could be the new Highlander fix I have been craving for the last twenty years...
"Hi I'm Candy" by _SnakePlissken_	May 20th, 2008 04:25:33 PM
"... OF COURSE YOU ARE!!!"
As long as they keep the ORIGINAL queen songs by Mike_D	May 20th, 2008 04:26:26 PM
"Princes of the Universe" and "who wants to live forever", then I'll acdept it.
69Dude by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:28:57 PM
God I miss the 80's. Some truly great fuckin' films.
Remake Ghost Busters by THENIPPLESOFGOD	May 20th, 2008 04:32:58 PM
And use the guys from ghost hunters
fassbinder79 by 69DUDE	May 20th, 2008 04:32:58 PM
Absolutely.And thats just some of the films! I haven't even started on TV, cartoons and games during that time. Undoubtedly the best entertainment decade we've ever had.
Holy Scrotums !!!!!!! by Annie The Pod Racer	May 20th, 2008 04:33:19 PM
I'm refreshing all day long, waiting to be 1st, the my stomach is so caved in I give in & make my almond crusted tilapia, & next thing you know, I'm like 50TH on yet another remake post!!! Ain't it cool should make a "remake" column post so we can train our eyes to refrain from looking in that direction. How wizard would that be?!
FUCK ALL YOU REMAKERS by spud mcspud	May 20th, 2008 04:34:33 PM
Cuntlappers, the fucking lot of you! Remaking HIGHLANDER is like remaking STAR WARS - don't be so fucking ridiculous! First, fuck Duncan and the Series That Time Forgot - there should have been only one! Who's going to do the Macleod intensity that Lambert gave it? That world-wearyness, that transatlantic accent that gave Connor an authentic air of a man who has lived EVERYWHERE, in every time? Who's going to match the flair and sense of cavalier fun that Connery gave to Ramirez? And WHO THE FUCK has the brass bollocks to dare think they are fit to step into the shoes of the mighty Clancy Brown? This fucked-up idea is dead on arrival. You may as well get Rupert Wainwright to direct and fuck this dead horse properly. Hey, why not Shia as Connor? Fucking Hannah Montana as Heather! Hey, Cam Gigandet as the Kurgan! And get fucking NKOTB to do the soundtrack! Fuck this franchise royally! Or utter the dread words that will kill ANY franchise... ROB FUCKING ZOMBIE!!! To recap: FUCK YOU REMAKERS! GROW SOME BALLS AND GREENLIGHT SOMETHING FUCKING NEW!!!
...but it will brobably be big but de-fanged... by FlickaPoo	May 20th, 2008 04:34:42 PM
...mediocrity. A big part of what made the original was the out of left hell weirdness they would never do today.....the semi acid trip of the Kurgan mowing down pedestrians and old ladies on the sidewalk in a Plymouth or whatever the hell he was driving?....genius.
Meh by quadrupletree	May 20th, 2008 04:36:00 PM
Remakes... yawn. Pretty soon they'll remake Citizen Kane starring Will Ferrel. Who cares?
There Can Be Only One King of Trains by zinc_chameleon	May 20th, 2008 04:37:11 PM
Which I thought was the best-written of episode of the series. Highlander was better for having Pruitt-Taylor Vince show up. More pathos, less meaningless battles. And his best friend Richie has to kill him. Highlander's 'Of Mice and Men.'
Remake MEGAFORCE !!!! by Annie The Pod Racer	May 20th, 2008 04:38:33 PM
Get Sawyer from LOST & throw one of those fake beards from the others on him so he can be the next hero in our flying motorcycle war saga, set in Iraq of course.
gridbug, you are a saint. A true gentleman and... by FlickaPoo	May 20th, 2008 04:40:28 PM
a philanthropist.
Springtime for Kurgan by Company Computer Guy	May 20th, 2008 04:42:37 PM
Highlander The Musical! Experience the thrills as Connor and The Kurgan battle, dance, and sing their way into your heart! You've never seen a MacLeod until you've seen him wield a feather boa in a frilly blue leotard! You heard it here first...
Queen still works for this... by DC Films	May 20th, 2008 04:42:47 PM
Maybe remix it a little - give the tracks a fresh air. For gods sake don't do it without Queen. The only band capable of succeeding Queen in this franchise was Guns & Roses, but they're history now. KEEP Queen.
This is actually a remake I can get behind. by rbatty024	May 20th, 2008 04:46:15 PM
The idea of Highlander is great, but none of the movies are. The first one is all right, but the rest are terrible. A remake is a good idea for this franchise.
What's next, a Warriors remake? by Pops Freshemeyer	May 20th, 2008 04:48:03 PM
Can we get Vince Vaughn to do Psycho 2:Pycho Harder?
I'm thinking... by SamusMaXximus	May 20th, 2008 04:48:14 PM
Thomas Jane as Connor. Ever since I saw The Punisher I thought he looked like a young Christopher Lambert.
Mark Hamil as Ramirez. by JimboTHC	May 20th, 2008 04:56:20 PM
...
Highlander could do with a remake. by Knuckleduster	May 20th, 2008 04:58:13 PM
Sorry. Usually I'm against this kind of thing, but I think this franchise could benefit from a fresh start. And a more serious approach.
This can only work if you use the cast of MY NAME IS EARL by Uncle Stan	May 20th, 2008 05:00:13 PM

COMING SOON..."AINT-IT-COOL-NEWS": THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by The Marquis de Side 3	May 20th, 2008 05:00:44 PM
...cuz at THIS rate, you KNOW it's coming... =0)
anyone want to shoot a movie based on... by The Marquis de Side 3	May 20th, 2008 05:02:56 PM
...a book? a really REALLY good book? one with characters and plot? well okay, never mind... =0(
YES! by redkamel	May 20th, 2008 05:04:13 PM
this the first time I have seen a headline and my first thought was "THANK GOD!!". If its as awesome and respectful to the past as iron man, this is going to be awesome!!!
by DigitalBeachWar	May 20th, 2008 05:09:07 PM
STOP REMAKING MOVIES!!!!! FUCKING SHIT!!!! FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO DO!
Just as long... by Whitemouse	May 20th, 2008 05:09:12 PM
As James McAvoy is not mentioned as starring, this might be good!
I have no problem with this by oisin5199	May 20th, 2008 05:11:51 PM
In fact, after seeing the abortion that was 'The Source,' I had a million different ideas about how to continue the Highlanderverse that didn't suck. I love the story of the Immortals. While the original film is classic, the story isn't and the writers could easily rework the story and not paint themselves into corners like Panzer and crew did. I've always thought Highander was a franchise with tremendous potential that was ultimately squandered. Even the series, which I do prefer to the movies, and had quite a few brilliant moments, fizzled out in the end. I wish they had ended the show with season 5 and had the next movie being McLeod defeating Ahriman. And not done the waste of time that was season 6. Anyway, I'm all for a reboot.
Erm, we already had a "Highlander" remake last year.... by Anna Valerious	May 20th, 2008 05:13:39 PM
It was called "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising". XD
Sorry Anna by Blade_Runner	May 20th, 2008 05:19:41 PM
but that was nothing like Highlander. Susan Cooper's books are classic! Sadly, the Seeker movie was just bad. Tragic.
Hasn't this franchise been beaten to death? by TommyShag	May 20th, 2008 05:25:06 PM
Seriously, there's no reason for this at all.
Idiots by Kaiser_Baz69	May 20th, 2008 05:29:05 PM
I don't give a fuck who is writing it, no way can they remake Highlander and make it any better. You will fuck this one up on soooooo many levels. The reason its great is because Lambert and Connery are in these wild reverse roles and it not making any sense. Plus you can't use that ace Queen soundtrack on a remake in the 21st century. Please fucking get a new idea instead of raping films that aren't even old yet.
Not necessary. by Kefrif	May 20th, 2008 05:29:37 PM
I have to side with the detractors for 2 reasons. i) It doesn't need a remake - the original was good enough. But if you could erase all of the sequels, that would be good. ii) Remakes are the lazy stooge of the weak mind. I don't think the writers are to blame for it though. As someone said earlier its the studios who are no longer willing to take risks. Mark my words, it'll be their undoing over time.
Are you kidding me? by Sappers Forward	May 20th, 2008 05:35:46 PM
There can be only one Highlander! I didn't read any posts before submitting this so I'm sorry if that line has been posted a million times already. Seriously though, Highlander is one of those movies that is close to being perfectly cool. You can't just remake it. You're setting yourslef up for failure. Oh well, fuck'em.
Remakes by bod33	May 20th, 2008 05:38:22 PM
Whats with all the fucking remakes. It seems like 90% of films coming out are remakes. and guess what they virtualy all turn out shit.
Antonio Banderes for Ramirez by loafroaster	May 20th, 2008 05:45:50 PM
At last cast someone Spanish-looking! Also, Gerard Butler for Conor McCleod and no-one can better Clancey Brown as the Kurgan, so bring him back. And get the ugliest, hardest-looking hooker you can find to play Candy. EEEEVENING LADIES!
I don't see why not... by loafroaster	May 20th, 2008 05:50:50 PM
Highlander is a great, albeit flawed film, and one I wouldn't be angry seeing remade. If it were done right, it could DEFINITELY improve some of the original's flaws, namely Lambert and Connery's hammy acting, the terrible scenes with the 'Brenda' character, and the awful you-can-see-the-strings ending. Flesh out the Kurgan's character a bit more, show more of the flashbacks with McCleod living through both World Wars, etc, make Ramirez more badass, remove the awful sub-plot with Brenda figuring out who McCleod is, and I'll buy that for a dollar.
so what? by TooWhippy	May 20th, 2008 05:51:42 PM

FORGIVE ME FATHER... by loafroaster	May 20th, 2008 05:53:06 PM
...I AM...BUT A WORM!
10 quid says no decapitations by misnomer	May 20th, 2008 05:55:34 PM
bollocks to this.
The should be only one by cousindave	May 20th, 2008 06:01:15 PM
Please do not allow this to happen. Highlander is one of the few perfect movies, the only blemishes are the sequels. I did enjoy the TV show and have never seen the cartoon.
Normally, I'm 100% against re-makes... by br1947	May 20th, 2008 06:07:23 PM
but Highlander really could use a total reboot. Wipe away the shi.. I mean, 'sequels' and start over. I love the original, have many copies in various formats. But it really has not aged well, unless you are just to total 80's fan it's very very dated. I can see them replacing Duncan and even Ramirez with different actor pretty easily, but I dunno about The Kurgan, he was a pretty great fucking villian and really owned the role. The sequels... yea.. let's not talk about those, esp the last DTV one.
shit, i mean conner by br1947	May 20th, 2008 06:08:27 PM
DAMN YOU SEQUELS AND SPIN OFFS! YOU ROTTED MY BRAIN!!!
Shitquels by br1947	May 20th, 2008 06:11:03 PM
New appropriate word?
I hope Jon Favreau... by Bobo_Vision	May 20th, 2008 06:11:33 PM
...gets some percentage points from "Iron Man" - he deserves it. He must be on top of the world right now.
Trivia: by Munro Kelly	May 20th, 2008 06:13:12 PM
Gregory Widen,who wrote the first Highlander while at UCLA, was classmates with Fred Dekker (Monster Squad) and Ethan Wiley(House, House 2: The Second Story).
Steven Seagal as Connor McLoud by TheNorthlander	May 20th, 2008 06:15:55 PM
he looks kinda like Christopher Lambert. Also, Robbie Williams as Ramirez.
Queen and Highlander remakes . . . by Nice Marmot	May 20th, 2008 06:17:59 PM
. . . back to back threads at AICN. Did Queen do any other soundtracks in the 80s?
Highlander 2 raped my childhood .... by PhatPete	May 20th, 2008 06:19:08 PM
while I still was a child! Well, okay, I've gotten over that. But, honestly, I mean ... I only saw it in a German dubbed version, albeit I'm a Kraut. Yes, sure, the wirework is ridiculous ... today. But there are things, that are just classic about that movie and I am not talking about the soundtrack which was effin' great. The scene transistions? From Highlander to the Mona Lisa painting? Awesome stuff! Don't get me wrong, I dug the series. But Mulcahy NEVER got close to this. The only thing I liked was The Tower with Dolpg Lundgren (yeah, yeah I know ... the crappiest CGI helicopter EVER right at the beginning) because it was a nice little movie that still works, becuase it was - to some extent - character based. Man, I noever thpught I'd write something like this ... but there you have it. They can ONLY pull it off, if they remake it in a way, that I heard was the first idea of the orginal crater (whose name does not come to my mind right now ... was it William S. Panzer?), being that the Highlander is a guy hunted by his past, disgusted by mankind and its inherent viloence and stuff .. going down a far darker alley than the original. But that is NOT what I expect H-Wood addicted producers to do these days. Just my 2 cents. And BTW two movie remakes featuring a QUEEN soundtrack in A BLASTED SINGLE DAY? Splendid. More posthum Mercury exploitation to come along ... Who wants to live forever. I DON'T. Harry, all the best for your surgery. Keep going, man.
It can't be done and it shouldn't be done by lfhlaw	May 20th, 2008 06:20:42 PM
This movie only worked back then and it's kind of a cult favorite. and there were 3 things going for it. 1. Queen soundtrack 2. Russell Mulcahy's film transitions and cinematography. I enjoyed the last scene fighting in the warehouse with the camera spinning around them. lol. 3. Sean Connery It would be like trying to re-do the princess bride movie. could u imagine that! (Omg i shouldn't have mentioned that movie, they'll probably remake that too along with Time Bandits lol)
Clancy Brown could still play The Kurgan... by FlickaPoo	May 20th, 2008 06:22:19 PM
...that guy is an unstoppable machine, and who will notice a couple of decades under all of the leather, scars, safety pins and dark eye sockets?...
Remake the Hulk already! by MeshGearFoxx	May 20th, 2008 06:24:07 PM
We could use another one.
Not that they SHOULD do this...just saying he still... by FlickaPoo	May 20th, 2008 06:25:13 PM
...could if he felt like it...
I HEAR THEY ARE ALREADY REMAKING 'AVATAR' by Ray Gamma	May 20th, 2008 06:26:18 PM
IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED ¨AVATAR; TOKYO DRIFT FASTRIOUSER AND FURSTRIOUSERERURIOUSERER¨ and it's actually coming out BEFORE the original.
Alright, let's get something straight.... by digitalcos	May 20th, 2008 06:30:12 PM
The line is "There can be only one." All you TBs who are saying "There can only be one." Need to have your Geek cards revoked.
IRON MAN WRITERS PENNING REMAKE OF IRON MAN by MattmanReturns	May 20th, 2008 06:37:05 PM
Enough with the remakes.
Oh, for the love of god. Just stop already. by jae683	May 20th, 2008 06:39:38 PM
Somone ... anyone ... please put these putzes in hollywood out of our misery.
Didn't they end up being aliens??? by slone13	May 20th, 2008 06:46:00 PM
I vaguely remember part 2.
There can be only one... by theonecalledshoe	May 20th, 2008 06:49:24 PM
but in your case two. I guess the writer's strike proved that Hollywood still can't write original. This remake along with a couple have to be a joke.
And all this time by Dataset	May 20th, 2008 06:57:25 PM
I thought the Iron Man writers were cool. This is as far from cool as they can get. This is like Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh doing The Apple Dumplin' Gang.
The Butler by S-P-O-N-G-E.com	May 20th, 2008 06:57:31 PM
I think it's a role Gerard Butler was born to play. It would be nice to see a Highlander playing a Highlander.
The guy who was Kurgan in the WWF should play Connor McCleod. by Pops Freshemeyer	May 20th, 2008 07:18:54 PM
That would totally do whatever the opposite of rock is.
Highlander? Really? Hunh. by Orbots Commander	May 20th, 2008 07:19:10 PM
Of all the things to make a movie about, somebody greenlighted a Highlander remake? Go figure.
i dont mind this remake by ls420	May 20th, 2008 07:22:01 PM
the story is just too good, bring it on
Oh jeez no, don't bother!!! by Drath	May 20th, 2008 07:33:57 PM
Haven't there been enough Highlander variations? I'd rather see that awful Gladiator sequel with ghosts and Gods than a return to the beheading immortals. That mythology is so one-note, I'm really turned off by the thought of it becoming another tent pole marketing scheme.
HIGHLANDER by Lguapo	May 20th, 2008 07:57:04 PM
I would love to see Gerard Butler as the Highlander. Maybe Ron Perlman as The Kurgan. I am psyched to see this series get a proper Treatment... Hope it happens Lguapo
Has anyone else noticed . . . by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon	May 20th, 2008 08:03:04 PM
. . . the resemblance between Chris Lambert and Thomas Jane? Now if only he can do that goofy laugh. Jane would be my personal nomination.
This could work... by SlickyVonBoner	May 20th, 2008 08:08:20 PM
There's one thing that always bugged me about the original.. when an immortal defeats another, he gains the other "powers" and becomes more powerful. They only brushed upon this in one of the gay sequels where one killed an illusionist and gained his powers. Wouldn't it be cool if the winner gained the others memories and skills... maybe even a magical or special ability. Would also be cool for a trilogy. Introduce many characters, some evil, some good.. and as the movies play out, they are narrowed down to a few and we don't know who will be the last. Could be cool. Also props to whoever said Desmond from Lost... he'd be perfect... and he's Scottish!!!
ENOUGH! by Bobman46	May 20th, 2008 08:13:18 PM
Dear Hollywood - please for fucks sake, stop remaking films that don't need it. The originals are probably as good as they could be and the whole reason you think they need remade is the warm feeling we get from watching a "cool film" we saw when we were young. Now, I realize that some of you were only born when films such as Highlander was made making it seem like it's almost a "golden oldie" All I have to say is well done in being the "best at sorting letters in the mail room" and rising up the studio ladder so quickly but for fucks sake get a grip of yourself and ask someone over 38 if they think a film needs remade and leave films like Highlander and Robocop or Indiain Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull off the remake list. We know and love a lot of the films we grew up on and gladly watch them with nostalgia and a forgiveness to the bad effects and dodgy visible wires that we just WON'T give a remake. So please, enough
remakes by So-Crates	May 20th, 2008 08:20:48 PM
They should just remake absolutely atrocious movies with decent premises and see if they can't do better this time around. The "decent premises" bit isn't even really necessary; just re-making atrocious movies that are universally disliked would be amusing enough. Showgirls - because a movie about a woman taking her clothes off can be done better than that. Swept Away - well, take away Madonna and the other douchebag and put in an uber hot actress with, well, why not, another uber hot actress and you've got yourself a movie. Like Jessica BIel and Jessica Alba. The Butterfly Effect. without kutcher and the shitty ending. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. put spielberg or scorsese on this and see what they can do. hilarity will ensue, intentional or not. Superbabies. Just for shits and giggles.
or inappropriate sequels by So-Crates	May 20th, 2008 08:27:20 PM
Brokeback Mountain 2: turns out in a comic-book like retcon, everyone is alive and happy. the family takes a trip to Disneyworld. Hilarity ensues. Seven Squared: Morgan Freeman sends Brad Pitt a fake severed-Gwyneth Paltrow-head as a (very inappropriate) gag. Pitt freaks out in jail and escapes, looking for Morgan and enlisting the help of Kevin Spacey's ghost. Hilarity ensues. Hoosiers 2: Jimmy Chitwood becomes addicted to heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines in college, with Dennis Hoppers help. Hack-man comes in and arranges for an intervention. Hilarity ensues
Best part of Highlander, and the funniest.... by Han Cholo	May 20th, 2008 08:32:31 PM
Where Kurgan has Brenda in the car and goes on a rampage, running people over, playing chicken with oncoming traffic, and scaring the shit out of her has me rolling around in laughter every time I see it. SHUUUUUUTTTT UUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPP!!!!!! SSSSHUUUUUUUUUUUTT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP!!!!!
Remake IRON MAN -- and I mean RIGHT NOW!!!!! by Big Dumb Ape	May 20th, 2008 08:59:58 PM
Hey, it got good reviews...check! The kiddies loved it...check! It didn't come out THAT long ago, which means that the property will STILL be fresh in the minds of all those coveted marketing age brackets...check! Since the time when it was in production there must have been ONE new development in SFX to make it look a bit spiffier...check! And there's gotta be some hot new CW teenie star that we can cast, after all those guys come and go like the wind...check! This is gold, baby! GOLD! It meets all the requirements that Hollywood suits look for in figuring out "what" to remake! So fuck originality right up its ass and fuck it being out this year. We can have a remake out NEXT year and cash in all over again! Sigh. Hollywood suits, given all the NEW ideas you should be embracing or bringing to the screen...giving NEW ideas and NEW visions a chance to be born...you really are just TALENTLESS SHITS and you really do just FUCKING SUCK!!!!
The first movie I ever recorded... by MisterE	May 20th, 2008 09:00:12 PM
Highlander was the very first thing that I recorded to VHS tape. I didn't own a VCR when I lived at home and moved out with friends when I was 19. One of my friends owned a VCR, and I bought some blank tapes to try the thing out. I checked the Showtime guide, and some cool sounding movie about sword fighting immortals was about to air, so I stuck in a tape and recorded it. I probably watched that copy of Highlander a hundred times. It was one of the most awesome things that I had ever seen. Any writer or director that thinks it is a good idea to remake this film is probably a second rate hack that can't aspire to something better.
What?! How?!!? No wayz!! by Damien Chowder	May 20th, 2008 09:14:22 PM
I mean the last Highlander film was released just about 3 hours ago! Gungan Fox Mcloud of the clan Mclooooood!! Ack!! Hoots mon!
I now hate Highlander. by ZeroCorpse	May 20th, 2008 09:22:48 PM
It's responsible for all the little brats running around with names like "Connor", "Duncan", and "Donovan" --- And there are a LOT of them in the under-12 category at this moment. Those names, along with "Logan" and "Levi" and "Blue" are the result of a generation whose imaginations don't go beyond what they see on the tube.
this is the kind of remake i dont mind... by Obscura	May 20th, 2008 09:23:48 PM
to be honest, i loved the concept of highlander, hated the execution. out of all its incarnations i think the series worked best.
We need to the lead to be recast as black. by Damien Chowder	May 20th, 2008 09:28:49 PM
Ramirez will be updated to Ramirez Chan played a ginger haired Scandanavian who must speak with a Scandanavian accent. This is to keep tradition with a Scottish Sean Connery playing a Spaniard. The Kurgan will be female starring Mila Jovovich or Summer Glau. You know it be true. Oh... and Princes of the Universe will be performed by Kanye West. Here we be,
Impossible. by fiester	May 20th, 2008 09:32:57 PM
I'm pretty sure there can be only one, so...
Ooops didn't finish the song as re written by Kanye West. by Damien Chowder	May 20th, 2008 09:34:44 PM
Here we be, being da kingza. We be playerz of da universe. Here we hang. Fighting to survive. In a world with the darkest powers. And here we be. We be the playerz of the universe..
HIGHLANDER!!!!!!!!!!! by messi	May 20th, 2008 09:45:12 PM
I WANT TO BE A HIGHLANDER!
Waste of talent. by Rufferto	May 20th, 2008 09:46:31 PM
But I'm being selfish. These guys certainly had their game on when they put IM together. GodSpeed in their future endeavors.
So it'll suck. Just like Iron Man. by thebearovingian	May 20th, 2008 09:51:39 PM
Oh me, this vicious cycle keeps on keeping on. I am from the clan MaCleoud. We spell our surname differently b/c we don't wish to be associated with shitty films. Actually, we don't even know how to spell it properly. IF IT'S NOT SCOTTISH, IT'S CRAP!!!
Blade... by Anna Valerious	May 20th, 2008 10:01:42 PM
If you can't see the connection between Mitothin and the Kurgan...well, I just don't know what to think.
If they just bring back Clancy Brown as the Kurgan and cast Nick by Johnny Smith	May 20th, 2008 10:13:51 PM

by justy4life	May 20th, 2008 10:20:14 PM
Sadly in the Highlander Conner McCloud universe, Duncan wouldn't fit. Considering how he "killed' Conner, who has won the prize, oh about three times! Lambert is entirely to old to play Conner, and he would be an odd choice playing Rameriz. I would prefer a complete reboot with a new cast. Adrian Paul is very underrated, he should fire his agent.
im sort of torn by krustytheklown	May 20th, 2008 11:05:18 PM
i just watched highlander last week, and remember thinking how dated it was.however, you can never replace the holy trinity of clancey brown, christopher lambert, and QUEEN.the sequels really diluted highlander though, like everything else i loved from the 70's and 80's. i say remake highlander, as long as ALL involved have love and respect for the original.
I took his head by cornponious	May 20th, 2008 11:14:22 PM
and raped his woman before his blood was even cold. Mr. Krabs rocks.
Chuck Norris as "Connor McLeod." by Uncapie	May 20th, 2008 11:17:49 PM
"There can be only one round house!"
AWESOME! by Series7	May 20th, 2008 11:35:23 PM
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO REMAKE IRON MAN! Seriously, is this really a re make? Can't we just make a new movie? Get Luc Besson to direct it, or find one of his lackies to direct it.
Duncan? A TV creation, dude! by RetroActive	May 20th, 2008 11:50:01 PM
There was only ever Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod. Either way, I was shocked to learn Lambert is native to Long Island, but grew up in Geneva, Switzerland speaking French. I still don't get why the "Frenchman" played the Scot, while the Scot played the Spaniard. One of my all time fantasy/sci-fi favs, despite the bizarre casting. Useless side note, Clancy Brown's borther is a lawyer in Cleveland. We hung out together with a group of friends in Nantucket almost twelve years ago. The resemblance is similar, but defined. Still, he recalled the number of people he could lipread mouthing, "fuck stick" due to the familial resemblance. Shawshank fans abound, no doubt. Either way, cool dude. Long story short...leave it alone, bitches!
Let's get if over with... by Anino	May 20th, 2008 11:59:07 PM
and remake Gymkata
I felt like killing someone by Anino	May 21st, 2008 12:06:28 AM
When I first heard Lambert say in that tinny voice, "...planet Zeist..." I felt a sharp abdominal pain and said, You have GOT to be kidding me. I waited years for THIS. So I'm thinking, how bad can a remake be? After Planet Zeist, everything is Citizen Kane right?
Hollywood == Intellectually and creatively bankrupt retards by Chrighton	May 21st, 2008 12:31:49 AM
How about fucking off with the remakes and spend some time making good NEW movies, assholes?
Not impressed by Cobbio	May 21st, 2008 12:33:36 AM
I liked "Iron Man," but honestly, yet another direct-to-DVD shitfest from Highlander? My god. This is one of THE worst ideas any corporate cocksucking yes-man ever had. And that's a lot of ideas. Even more than Awesome-o from South Park had. And this won't even be starring Adam Sandler! Kill the fucking franchise already. Take McLeod's stupid body, stick it in a billion degree furnace, and incinerate it at the submolecular level, thus turning the once-cool now limp-dicked shithead into nothing, once and for all. Kill and bury his ass. Hey, cocksucking yes-man: there's an idea for you right there! Oh right... you've never listened to anyone else's opinion ever. Go buy yourself another underage five-dollar prostitute, you spineless prick. Stop wasting everyone's time.
WTF!?!? AWWWWHELLNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO by aboriginal	May 21st, 2008 12:52:03 AM
No mutha frackin' way. No, no, no. Fix the shitty sequels, but leave the first one be bitches.
No Nooooooooooo! by Athanatos	May 21st, 2008 01:26:06 AM
Please no, stop the madness already, I've had it up to here with the lack of Hollywood originality. You DO NOT remake classics, Clancy Brown owned the role, as did Connery, and yes the effects were a bit on the cheap side, leave it be people, get some new material instead of shoveling all this remake crap down our throats.
A French Scotsman & a Scottish Spaniard by BenBraddock	May 21st, 2008 01:31:45 AM
That was hilarious! A remake of HIGHLANDER can only be an good thing. And Hollywood - there are other castles than Eilean Donan!! May I suggest Claypotts Castle?
Chrighton's Right on the Money by msspurlock	May 21st, 2008 01:35:13 AM
Why must these talentless, unimaginative Hollywood dolts pollute every classic? If they can't innovate, they should be fired, if on the payroll, and blackballed if not.
Timely. by clone-o-mat	May 21st, 2008 01:43:37 AM
By which I mean not at all timely.
Connery's Ramirez wasn't a Spaniard, by Dingbatty	May 21st, 2008 02:13:51 AM
he was originally Egyptian. ;-)
Highlander Rollercoaster by calrabjohns	May 21st, 2008 02:20:36 AM
This series in all its incarnations is a very conflicted one for me. If it were a roller coaster, I feel it would rise slowly to the top with the first movie, then take a terrible plunge down with the second that takes the breath away for all the wrong reasons. The TV series follows, which has it rise up for me again, and then it dips because the third movie is made in the middle of the TV incarnation. It rises once more until the sixth season, where it descends and the roller coaster ride is no longer an apt picture as another iteration with The Raven comes. There's no more track on the rollercoaster. It turns out this ride never finishes as it's continually falling down a bottomless hole with two blighted live action movies and an anime that ultimately leaves a bad taste in the mouth. This remake should not happen. Any fan of Highlander should be content that there's finally a videogame for this series, which hopefully will let me crawl out of the abyss and I can say I'm a fan without having to cringe as much from all the sneering that follows with that statement.
Hmm...was just talking about this... by cineninja	May 21st, 2008 02:22:57 AM
Ramirez=Antonio Banderas Conner=Thomas Jane Kurgan=Triple H
This is just aweful by Jabroni	May 21st, 2008 02:26:56 AM
I am not even a huge Highlander fan, but really a remake? It's almost a joke, as if the announcement of a remake of Bad Leuteniant with Nicholas Cage wasn't stupid enough. We now have this. It's only a matter of time before they start hitting the classics. I see a McG directed "Jaws" by 2011. There has to be original ideas out there that people will be willing to watch. After this summer I'm going to be burned out with superhero movies. Can't we move on to make movies that mean something and matter. Does anybody even care about a highlander movie anymore?
Clancy Brown by CuervoJones	May 21st, 2008 02:31:15 AM
Nobody can do a better Kurgan.
First Higlander Movie with a big budget. Bring it on!! by lostbat	May 21st, 2008 02:38:02 AM
Collin Farrell, Hugh Jackman, Scarlet, Banderas is a yes!!
Gridbug, FlickaPoo... by BiggusDickus	May 21st, 2008 02:42:52 AM
...check out the video for AC/DC's 'You Shook Me All Night Long' over at YouTube. A cowgirl Corinne Russell riding a bucking bronco machine. Wow!
REMAKE IRON MAN! by J-Dizzle	May 21st, 2008 02:50:12 AM
You know they'll do it in a couple of years.
There can only be one end. by SenatorNado	May 21st, 2008 03:09:32 AM
http://www.theendisnear.co.uk
DUNCAN??? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?? by skynetbauxi	May 21st, 2008 03:40:20 AM
dude, have you even SEEN HIGHLANDER?!? for future refernce: the main character is called CONNOR MacLeod!! the stupid Duncan character was invented (and retconned into the story) for the stupid TV series.
P...W...Anderson... by DC Films	May 21st, 2008 03:48:26 AM
Oh yes, that's right, i can feel the quickening as he approaches the Directors chair to cut off Highlander's head and turn it into a piece of Resident Evil shite. I reckon he and Russell Mulcahay chatted about it while making Resident Evil 3 and viola, here it is..! Please, no... Davis/Panza were lucky with the original that they got great up'n coming talents like Mulcahay and Lambert (even if they've made nothing much since) and they need that luck again. No sign of it in the sequels. Even though the narrative was butchered in Highlander 2 (partially due to a crash in the Dollar fucking up their budget the budget in while shooting in Argentina) it's still a better Highlander movie than any of the other sequels. For a start it looks cinematic, with a sweeping camera, unlike the rest which look more like TV-movies. Would be good to have Mulcahay Co-Produce this, but i imagine he's not speaking to Davis/Panza. They need a lot of luck, or a lot of money for the talent, or it's gonna be laughable.
Here's an idea Hollywood by pearlanddean	May 21st, 2008 04:03:50 AM
Let's make films of the Jack Reacher novels instead. Or Stephen Baxter's Manifold sequence. Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness is long overdue. Vince Flynn pisses all over Tom Clancy, don't bother rebooting Jack Ryan again fer chrissakes. A movie about the Ottoman Empire invading Malta in 1562 when it was held by Knights of the Hospitaller order? It's like 300 but with cannons and siege warfare. Did Neuromancer ever get optioned? Lets film some of those daft Matthew Reilly action novels, Ice Station Zero is practically a screenplay already and wasn't someone making Contest? I can think of this stuff in 10 minutes while sitting here scratching my arse. The writers got themselves a pay rise, how about earning it?
Clancy Rules! by Poopipepunisher	May 21st, 2008 04:08:43 AM
Was I the only person that wanted Clancy Brown to win the prize, he looked like he had a good time as an immortal and plus he was a total bastard. If I had to watch that French/ Scottish hybrid moping around the centuries I think I would have taken an axe to him myself, the idiot.
Dingbatty, you're good! by BenBraddock	May 21st, 2008 04:10:23 AM
I always thought he was Spanish? Somehow this news doesn't make me feel any better though!
Can James McAvoy bulk up in time? by BenBraddock	May 21st, 2008 04:15:18 AM
Ramirez shouldn't be a wimp.
Ruven76: There was a sequel by Poopipepunisher	May 21st, 2008 04:17:43 AM
They did make a sequel where all the immortals came from another planet and saved Earth by rebuilding the o-zone layer, I kid you not, and that sucked worse than Paris Hilton (make an effort woman) it had nothing to do with the original other than the character names. Truly,truly awful
BenBraddock... by DC Films	May 21st, 2008 04:55:42 AM
McAvoy for Connor, not Remirez, surely!!!
BIG Sighlander... by I AM ROCKO	May 21st, 2008 05:01:22 AM
For fucks sake. Stop remaking perfectly good films. They fucked the franchaise up the arse with a truly rotten sequel in Highlander 2, then a couple straight to video (one with Mario Van Peoples!) and then that awful, awful TV show. Leave it alone...watch the orignal, pretend the sequels and TV show never happened and then have a beer, cheat on your wife, or whatever.
SERIOUSLY THOUGH - THE HULK... by Ray Gamma	May 21st, 2008 05:13:43 AM
WHY ARE THEY RE-BOOTING THE HULK, WHEN THE ANG LEE VERSION ONLY CAME OUT LIKE 45 MINUTES AGO?
finally i'm OK with a remake by FILMFUNK	May 21st, 2008 05:17:41 AM
I'm Scotch! Of course I dig Highlander, it was one of my favourite 80's films and the Queen soundtrack made it 2wice as good as it would have been. There were a lot of cool things that added to the movie like Connery as the mentor with the weird accent or Clancy Browns Mad performance or Lamberts odd aura. Watched today I guess it could seem a bit lame or camp and it's a bit creaky here and there FX wise so go for it because I always loved the Imortal time spanning love story and Head lopping action! I doubt they'll capture as magical a cast but then again who knows?
Thomas Jane!!! by deadpool2449	May 21st, 2008 05:18:27 AM
if they are redo-ing it with Conner, they got to us him, dude looks like a genetic clone of Christopher Lambert
Here's an idea by The StarWolf	May 21st, 2008 05:27:01 AM
The STAR WARS films were right at the top of highest grossing films EVER. The LENSMAN novels make STAR WARS seem like a minor, backwater skirmish. So what are they waiting for to do THOSE stories on the big screen instead of all these useless remakes? Oh well, I guess that's another film I can save money on by not going to.
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea by Lost Jarv	May 21st, 2008 05:36:06 AM
should be gelded. Simple as that. And your Queen substitute is obviously the Darkness.
DC Films, no I meant Ramirez by BenBraddock	May 21st, 2008 05:45:12 AM
After all Connery played him in the original. Ach aye, I just hope Depardieu isn't too old to play McLeod
S-P-O-N-G-E.com by jaCKie_O	May 21st, 2008 06:04:55 AM
Gerard Butler is from the central belt in Scotland, so he's not a Highlander. It's like calling a New Yorker a Bostonian (but on a far smaller scale).
From the dawn of time we came by Kurgan	May 21st, 2008 06:20:24 AM
...remaking silently down through the centuries. Oh well, could work.
BenBraddock, I guess that would... by DC Films	May 21st, 2008 06:34:02 AM
...apply the same back-to-front logic as Lambert and Connery's casting.
DO NOT WANT by Mr Willi	May 21st, 2008 06:48:37 AM
Chud got it right about how overrated this franchise is.
R.E Filmfunk by jaCKie_O	May 21st, 2008 06:51:36 AM
I think you just proved you're not Scottish. Scotch isn't a nationality, it's a drink. Take it from a true Highlander (there's like half a million of us. Fuck knows where he got one from. Alien logic, I guess).
Mehhh.....? by Cat_Corporation	May 21st, 2008 06:52:13 AM
I love the original as much as anybody, but I'm not as against a remake as much as I thought I would be. Done right, this could be really cool, 'cos the story is a good one...but sadly, this is probably going to be overblown, mediocre crap. Let 'em remake it, we'll always have the original. But if they dare to touch Predator, then I'll be PISSED!
Higlander 2 wasn't a bad idea by TheManBehindTheMask	May 21st, 2008 06:55:59 AM
I didn't mind Sifi explanation and all that stuff, I think it was a good try to do something new (well, I'm one of the few who didn't mind midichlorians too...lol). It's just was indeed really poorly directed, acted and cuted. Even the europeen cut (that improve the "movie"... a bit) is shit. And H3 was already a remake of the first, with no soul. I'm not against a remake but wait a decade or so, because the first one is still "the only one" for a lot a people.
HigHlander , fuck I always forget the H.... by TheManBehindTheMask	May 21st, 2008 06:58:36 AM
I need to improve my english...
aw, come on.... by just pillow talk	May 21st, 2008 07:03:45 AM
This is fucking stupid, once again. This does not need to be remade, just like Flash Gordon. If they want to continue their adventures, fine, but not a straight-up remake. Hello ladies!
Sam Raimi... by DC Films	May 21st, 2008 07:04:07 AM
Would be good. Love to see Bruce Campbell as Det. Walter Bedsoe. Or maybe Kastagir, an immortal whose sense of humour keeps him going.
Kurgan by TheNorthlander	May 21st, 2008 07:27:59 AM
I believe the line goes "Shilently down shrough the shentshuriesh". So is Connery constantly drunk or do they really talk that way in Edinburgh?
I'm going to be sick by the_rising	May 21st, 2008 07:30:56 AM
Fuck them in the asshole. Please, God, do NOT let this happen! HIGHLANDER is a perfect film, the memory of which has forever been damaged by bad bad BAD sequals. Who wants to bet the remake will be PG-13? Yeah, beheadings work real well for PG-13, so let's go for it.
jaCKie-o: Help me out please by Poopipepunisher	May 21st, 2008 07:32:14 AM
I’m not trying to be an arse here, but, I’m not really up on who is a Highland actor and who isn’t (I apologise for my ignorance on this subject). Who would you suggest for the role?
Remake?! by BigSy	May 21st, 2008 07:33:13 AM
Please no...Hands up who thinks this idea came about because of pressure from fans for a remake? Now hands up who thinks this idea came from lazy film execs trying to cash in on one of our beloved 80's era action films? Hmmm...maybe they could film it alongside a remake of Robocop and Commando! (That was me being sarcastic by the way)! How 'bout instead of remaking, try unmaking all the sequels and series that shat all over the original...or better yet here's a crazy idea I'm just gonna throw out there...why not come up with an altogether new, original idea for a film!
I always wanted this to be remade well by lsleelee	May 21st, 2008 07:54:36 AM
Always thought Highlander was a fantastic concept that had the potential to make a fantastic film if they would ever hire a writer who could spell and give it a budget of more than $12.95. Maybe they finally will!
Why not remake... by BigSy	May 21st, 2008 07:59:08 AM
R Kelly's home video's...just don't airbrush out the mole this time!
I AM IMMORRTAL... I HAVE INSIDE ME BLOOD OF KINGS! by turketron	May 21st, 2008 08:01:43 AM
(YEAH!) I HAVE NO RIVAL!!! NO MAN CAN BE MY EQUAL!!!!
Will Zombie Mercury sing? by GrandMuffTarkin	May 21st, 2008 08:20:03 AM
I want it all!!!
Is there really that much demand... by ZoeFan	May 21st, 2008 08:25:39 AM
for a Highlander Film?
Ewan McGregor for McCloud would get my vote... by ODM	May 21st, 2008 08:32:19 AM
The guy can handle a sword and his best accent (some might say) is Scottish! Butler would make a pretty cool Kurgan, considering his size and crazy bastard grin.
Who lives to want a remake? by TheManBehindTheMask	May 21st, 2008 08:34:14 AM
there's no time for ideas - there's no place for ideas - where are those guys that builds our dreams? they sold them away From us... - Who lives to want a remake? - Who lives to want a remake? - noooOoo one. - There's no chance for us - It's all decided for us - This franchise has only one sweet moment set aside for us - Who dares to want a remake? Does the first must die?
No GrandMuffTarkin. Like I said it will Kanye West. by Damien Chowder	May 21st, 2008 08:55:01 AM

The ONLY reason the original was a cult hit by ArcadianDS	May 21st, 2008 08:57:36 AM
is because when it ended, you still had no goddam clue what the hell was going on. Why were some people immortal except for the brain stem? Who decided they all needed to kill each other? How come new immortals weren't popping up here and there? How come Ramirez was so old and the other immortals were in their youth? When they tried to resolve these questions (spoiler: they're space aliens) in the first sequel, they killed the only thing that made the first movie great: its mystery. How many people here felt a 'great disturbance' when they realized that The Force was just a bacterial infection in the blood, and was entirely a genetic anomaly? Yep, everyone. The Force went from this 'energy that moves in and through all things and binds them' to a genetic chromosome or something. I saw the sequel and walked out vowing to never see anything ever again with the name Highlander in it, and that has held to this day. I saw no subsequent movies, and not a single moment of the television series. Tho Im told the TV show did a good job of 'rebooting' much of what the sequel movies destroyed (spoiler: they're not space aliens anymore), it was still a horrible Sid & Marty Croft adaptation of the original movie. I like the original, and I'll stick that one anytime I need my highlander fix. PS to the idiots: a 'highlander' is not an immortal. The immortal who was the focus of the movie was a Highlander, however. Ramirez and Kurgan? Not Highlanders.
Noooooooooooooooo! There can be only one! by Mr Writer	May 21st, 2008 09:04:22 AM
I love Highlander. I'm not ashamed to admit it. Yes, the sequels were awful, but the original movie has been one of my all time favourites since I was a kid. It's not perfect, but there is so much I love about that movie and there is just no way a remake will ever capture that kind of magic (pun intended). The central idea is genius and has so many possibilities, the casting tho off the wall (a frenchman as a scot and a scot as an egyptian) but worked brilliantly. Lambert put in a career best performance, Connery was the embodiment of pure charisma and Clancy Brown was one of my fav screen bad guys of all time. Mulcahy's stylish direction was perfect for the material and there were some wonderfully executed sequences. It's a movie that's vastly underated in my eyes - largely because of the terrible spin-offs - and I'll always defend it. It should not be remade. They'll never recapture that magic. I'm not opposed to the whole concept being rebooted, but leave Connor Macleod, Ramirez and the Kurgan alone thank you. And for all of you saying no Duncan, just Connor, I agree completely. Duncan was always a pale TV imitation of Connor - the one true Highlander. There can be only one!
to ArcadianDS: Midiclorians are not the force... by TheManBehindTheMask	May 21st, 2008 09:10:47 AM
It's just a thing that makes you more receptive of the force. The force is still a mystery. At least I felt it that way and it doesn't "kill the magic" to me.
Haggis? What is Haggis? by RogueWarrior65	May 21st, 2008 09:19:25 AM
Sheep stomach stuffed with meat and barley! How REVOLTING!
You can't polish a turd by ChickenStu	May 21st, 2008 09:33:32 AM
Why can't this ridiculous franchise just die?
First film was great but... by ComputerGuy68	May 21st, 2008 09:34:28 AM
ended in a way that no real sequels could be done properly. This remake could work as a grand epic that takes several films to reach the "Prize". When Connor got the prize at the end of the first film, it was done. Game over. Everything after, (sequels, TV show) looks dumb because of how the first film ended. Now they have a chance to do it right.
"Castigere is gone... only you and I remain." by MrSentinel	May 21st, 2008 10:17:08 AM
"Nice to see you, Kurgan. Who cuts your hair?" "I am in disguise. This way no one will recognize me. "I do. What do you want?" "Your head... and the prize." "Hah!" "Ahhh... watch... HAPPY HALLOWEEN, LADIES! Nuns... no sense of humor." "Ramirez' blade did not cut deeply enough. He was right about you - you're SLIME!" "Ramirez was an effete snob. He died on his knees. I took his head and raped his woman before his blood was even cold! Ahhhh... I see... She was not his woman. She was YOUR woman. And SHE never told you. I wonder why... Perhaps I gave her something you never could. And secretly... she yearned for my return. HOLY GROUND, HIGHLANDER! Remember what Ramirez taught YOU." "You can't stay in here forever." "You are weak, Macleod. You... will ALWAYS be weaker than I." "I'll be out front." "Good bye, Macleod. We will meet soon enough. HEH HEH HEH HA HAH HAH HAHHHH... AHHHHHH-HAHAHAAAAAA..." "This is the house of God. People are trying to pray. you're disturbing them." "He cares about these helpless mortals?" "Of course he cares. He died for our sins." "Ahhhhhh.... that shal be His undoing. FATHER.... forgive me... I ... am a worrrrm. Hnn hnn hnn hnn hnnnnn... IHAVE SOMETHING TO SAY... IT'S BETTER TO BURN OUT THAN TO FADE AWAAAAAAYY... HRRR-RRNNN- HRRRAAAHHH. AHH HAH HAH HAH HAH - AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAAAAAAAA..."
All the " by Drunken Rage	May 21st, 2008 10:25:20 AM

Thank you hollywood by HarrysNemesis	May 21st, 2008 10:26:19 AM
Let's take a classic and remake a turd out of it, as if you're going to come up with something more original (or well filmed) than the original. The cuts/scene transitions in Highlander probably rank in the top few movies of all time for me... who is going to top the original Kurgan? Who is going to top Sean Connery? This is a piece of crap waiting to happen. But of course we'll all (including me) probably pay to go see it. Oh and I may be one of the only people in the world who feels this way, but I didn't think Ironman was all that. It definitely wasn't a written masterpiece to where I'd feel 'awesome those guys are rewriting highlander so it'll be great.' It was extremely predictable and proforma for me. Just standard hollywood summer fare action movie for me... albeit well done on Downey's part.
All the "Highlander" things had hot women by Drunken Rage	May 21st, 2008 10:27:07 AM
The movies, the shows-- the women were all dolls. Incidentally, Clinton did Amanda, who was Ms. Arkansas, in a limo, as I recall.
This just in: Hollywood sees the light! by Reel American Hero	May 21st, 2008 10:55:34 AM
Hollywood execs everywhere announced this morning that they will stop making remakes and focus on original material. Their response was, 'Well, we saw what people on the internet wanted, and people are tired of remakes. Fuck remakes..so, despite them making us lots of money, we'll scrap them all and focus on original, independent and thought provoking ideas.' ....Yeah right, seriously people, give it a rest, I'm as tired of mostly crappy remakes as you are, but complaining about it won't do a damn thing, especially since middle america, which is who Hollywood truly makes movies for has a 2 year attention span it seems, and forget anything that came out 10-15 or more years ago. I'm sure there are people out there that think Indiana Jones and Iron Man are all new characters for this summer's blockbuster season. This won't make a bit of difference, but please, please please stop complaining about lack of orginality in Hollywood. It's as useless as complaining about the lack of real boobs at a strip club.
No reason to revive this franchise. by Hesiod2k7	May 21st, 2008 10:58:29 AM
There are lots of interesting properties out there that could be made into really kick-ass movie franchises. How about Robert Asprin's M.Y.T.H series, for example? In fact, you could actually make it a coputer-animated series based upon the Phil Foglio illustration style. You'd thnk Hollywood, being teh copycat town it is, wouldn'y jump at the chance to do that one: "Harry Potter meets Shrek!"
DAMN YOU, George Lucas! by Motoko Kusanagi	May 21st, 2008 11:45:45 AM
Damn you to hell!
Who Cares? by ScottinDC	May 21st, 2008 11:50:22 AM
Does anyone really want to see a Highlander remake? It feels so unnecessary. After the first one, the rest were a disaster...and truthfully, even the first one wasn't tremendously well done (its like LadyHawke...we all have considerably more fondness for it than it probably deserved).
StarWolf, in case you didn't know about LENSMEN... by Big Dumb Ape	May 21st, 2008 12:05:30 PM
You said: "The LENSMAN novels make STAR WARS seem like a minor, backwater skirmish. So what are they waiting for to do THOSE stories?" Just an FYI: They're not waiting any longer. Ron Howard's production company Imagine Entertainment recently acquired the screen rights and he is actively developing LENSMEN even as we speak...
Why don't the Iron Man writers by Abominable Snowcone	May 21st, 2008 12:15:35 PM
do something constructive like...oh, I dunno...IRON MAN 2!!! Who needs another highlander?
Haggis is lovely by BenBraddock	May 21st, 2008 12:32:18 PM
Don't knock the National Dish
tom jane by abone114	May 21st, 2008 12:35:19 PM
my pick for duncan, the likeness to christopher lambert is uncanny!!
Remakes = retreads... by Darth Macchio	May 21st, 2008 12:44:23 PM
I agree with the call to stop the remakes. It's becoming the "norm" to do this without question or thought. So what we'll have is an occasional original property and tons of remake shit. Kind of like regular TV with a good property here and there and tons and tons of bullshit reality tv. Stop the madness!
what's next? an AMERICAN NINJA remake? by turketron	May 21st, 2008 12:58:37 PM
srsly
Kudos, MrSentinel by waylayer	May 21st, 2008 01:02:02 PM
Connor MacLeod: I don't like boats, I don't like water. I'm a man, not a fish. Ramirez: So you complain endlessly. Connor MacLeod: You look like a woman you stupid haggis. Ramirez: Haggis? What is haggis? Connor MacLeod: Sheep's stomach stuffed with meat and barley. Ramirez: And what do you do with it? Connor MacLeod: You eat it! Ramirez: How revolting! [Ramirez sneezes] Connor MacLeod: Be still for God's sake! You'll tip us over. Ramirez: So? Connor MacLeod: I cannot swim you Spanish peacock. Ramirez: I'm not Spanish, I'm Egyptian. Connor MacLeod: You said you were from Spain! You're a liar! Ramirez: You have the manners of a goat and you smell like a dung-heap. And you've no knowledge whatsoever of your potential. Now, get out! [Connor falls out of the boat] Connor MacLeod: Help me, I'm drowning! Ramirez: You can't drown you fool, you're immortal!
remembering through rose colored glasses by lsleelee	May 21st, 2008 01:11:43 PM
This isn't like the Halloween / Rob Zombie situation, people. This is a Battlestar Galactica situation. In other words, they're not ruining a classic, they're taking a fantastic concept that was very poorly executed and trying to do it right.
Ellen Degeneres as Conner McCloud.... by crazybubba	May 21st, 2008 01:13:22 PM
and Gary Coleman as Ramirez.
I saw the original a few months ago by Alkeoholic77	May 21st, 2008 01:15:48 PM
And I think that it should be remade. The fight in the parking garage is god awful when that guy starts doing backflips for no reason. They need someone scottish to play Ramirez though.
WHY??? by Orionsangels	May 21st, 2008 01:34:52 PM

A Highlander remake by SpencerTrilby	May 21st, 2008 01:52:43 PM
from the writers of that camp classic that was Iron Man? They should remake Highlander 2 instead. More fitting.
First one is very dated... by letsfightinglove	May 21st, 2008 04:24:13 PM
Even the director's cut doesn't hold up anymore. My cut would remove any scene with the annoying, hammy cops ("our little Brenda!"), especially the hot dog scene. Also cut out that stupid dude who shoots Kurgan with an UZI, whose only reason for existing is to show that, hey, Kurgan can survive multiple bullet wounds! Just leave scenes of sword-fights, Kurgan terrorizing people, and Conner romancing chicks. Why even have other immortals in the damn movie anyway? All they did was make me wonder how the even lasted as long as they did.
the more I think about it by Anino	May 21st, 2008 08:09:13 PM
It can be rebooted...Bond got a good make over. Either that or make a more worthy sequel.
The biggest thing wrong with Highlander... by Breotan	May 21st, 2008 08:19:33 PM
...was the horrorific "C" grade acting. Ramirez was "supposed" to be a Spanard, so if Antonio Bandaras or Benicio Del Toro were to play Ramirez it would be a step in the right direction. Connor, on the other hand should be Scottish. Ewan McGreggor may be a bit old for the part, but I'm sure someone qualified can be found. Just, please, do NOT pay any sort of homage to the original. Especially DO NOT give even a tiny bit of screen time to that hack Christopher Lambert. Ever. Period. Stop giving him roles already. Seriously.
Christopher Lambert... by Breotan	May 21st, 2008 08:20:29 PM
...is the Uwe Broll of acting.
Simon Pegg by samsquanch	May 21st, 2008 08:52:40 PM
For McCleod.
Reboot it, sure, but keep the original soundtrack. by samsquanch	May 21st, 2008 08:53:13 PM
I fucking dare you.
Tom Jane, not a bad idea by samsquanch	May 21st, 2008 08:55:23 PM
except that there are actual Scotsmen in Hollywood.
Gerard Butler would be cool by SWEEP	May 21st, 2008 09:11:22 PM
but they may want to go younger for a franchise. James Macavoy? good actor but kinda small looks about 5'7' 140 lbs Not imposing.
Jonny Lee Miller for MacLeod by lynxpro	May 21st, 2008 09:23:32 PM
Yeah, I know he's not Scottish, but he can do the accent. Hell, Ewan McGreggor, if he still looks young enough. If Hayden Christensen could do the accent, I'd even say him too since we know he can handle his own with the sword. I'd say Rami-rez should be portrayed by an actor who sorta resembles an Egyptian...
phuk it... by lynxpro	May 21st, 2008 09:28:08 PM
Put Paul McGann into a role. And James Marsters should be a villain. I could even buy Dominic Monaghan as MacLeod.
I want a ZARDOZ remake... by lynxpro	May 21st, 2008 09:40:55 PM
I'll write the fucker myself.
Use midgets by mrfan	May 21st, 2008 10:14:37 PM
Never seen an immortal midget. Might as well throw in some giant robots for TomBodet. Make that man happy.
Ewan McGregor would be cool by I Dunno	May 21st, 2008 10:43:39 PM
if I didn't think this project's going to suck and he doesn't deserve another crappy film.
or by palooka_boy	May 21st, 2008 11:50:23 PM
a remake of It's a Wonderful Life starring Adam Sandler!...oh, wait... Not to mention the Chicago Sun-Times reporting today a Casablanca remake starring Madonna
henry ian cusik by mrbowjangles2003	May 22nd, 2008 01:15:57 AM
he would make a awesome highlander. look at batman begins and how that reboot totally kicked all the orginal movies asses. i think a fresh start is just what highlander needs
palooka_boy by BiggusDickus	May 22nd, 2008 04:21:24 AM
Please tell me you're jesting!
Gerard Butler or James McAvoy. by SonOfTorah	May 22nd, 2008 04:26:54 AM
That is all i am saying. Fuck it, just go with Butler, already! And Do NOT let Russell Mulcay anywhere near the fucking set! That pissheaded australian hack hasn't been able to get work in fucking years, 'cept 'Resident Franchise 3'.
mrfan by just pillow talk	May 22nd, 2008 07:33:22 AM
Only if Warwick Davis is Conner.
Yeah, maybe James McAvoy... by Cat_Corporation	May 22nd, 2008 02:42:33 PM
Connor McCleod starts off as a bit of a naive skinny bumpkin, doesn't he - and I'm not sure I'd buy Gerard Butler like that; sure, I think he'd be great at the later action stuff (sigh...I am a red-blooded woman after all), but the beginning stuff just wouldn't gel. Sort of like all those films about 'ugly' chicks who miraculously turn into beauties by - shock! - taking off their specs. He wouldn't need training running after stags by Ramirez; he'd be able to eat Ramirez for breakfast!
But who for the Kurgan? by Cat_Corporation	May 22nd, 2008 02:48:31 PM
That's the best role, hands down. I think someone like Javier Bardem would be cool, but it'll probably go to the Rock or Vin Diesel or something. Bah!
Lensman? by The StarWolf	May 23rd, 2008 05:20:11 AM
Big Dumb Ape - No, I hadn't heard, thanks. Although JOHN CARTER had also been optioned and was said to be in development ... and nothing came of that, so I'm not holding my breath.
Another Iron Man by The StarWolf	May 23rd, 2008 05:22:12 AM
Abominable Snowcone - Given that IRON GOD ... er MAN has apparently raked in over $400 million worldwide to date, I think the chances of a second IRON MAN movie are reasonably good. Whether the movie itself will be anywhere near as good is another matter.
Ray Stevenson as Kurgan by Anino	May 23rd, 2008 09:11:15 AM
oorrrrrr Kevin Durand. Could work. But my feeling really is that a reboot shouldn't try to simply re-cast the original. Go all out different. BSG is nothing like the original. And like someone else mentioned, Batman Begins erased all the cheesiness of Schumaker. At least capture the spirit of what made the first one great--the mystery about it. With that in mind I'd go with a total unknown for Connor, someone that really looks weathered but ageless...maybe even make the story about Ramirez instead and end it with his meeting Connor. Or make it about Kurgan, and how Connor's the real dickhead. Something. I don't know.
Poopipepunisher by jaCKie_O	May 26th, 2008 05:08:18 AM
Kevin McKidd is from Elgin and would do a pretty good job of it.

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