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Is Kevin McKidd to Become the New Face of The Highlander?

Source:  JoBlo.com
Movie PictureFor all that the catch phrase of the original film was "There can be only one," that doesn't stop plans for Highlander from continuing, and the latest rumor has it that Kevin McKidd may be set to take over the role of Connor MacLeod. The folks at JoBlo revealed that the actor mentioned in a radio interview that he'd been approached about staring in the film.

McKidd, most recently seen in the short-lived NBC series Journeyman, is at least actually Scottish, unlike Christopher Lambert who originated the role. Not much else is known about the plans for this reinvention of the Highlander franchise, other than that there will be scenes which take place in medieval Scottland.

The Highlander series has spawned four sequels and two television series, all revolving around the mysterious race of immortals who can only be killed by having their heads cut off. Whenever one immortal kills another, they absorb some of that other immortal's power - a process they call the Quickening. In theory, when there is only one immortal left, that immortal will gain 'the Prize'.


27 Comments


August 26th, 2008 12:38pm
Remake or not, the sequels pretty much fucked up the story of the great original. Chris Lambert is the only Highlander as far as I'm concerned too. There should indeed have been only one.
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August 26th, 2008 12:36pm
Are you fucking kidding me??
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August 26th, 2008 11:48am
Clockwork, thx for the info... back in two and half months and can't wait for any movie coming out and decent food. $hit, I'd be happy to see The Disaster Movie in a real theater and I hate the spoofs, but I'll be back in time to be in line for Bond's QoS.
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August 26th, 2008 8:09am
Yeah it was pretty sad that Rome got cancelled. That was a great show in my opinion and I agree with you Punisher that its sad they cancel this to make room for more shitty reality shows and crappy shows on HBO like Six Feet Under and Big Love. Makes me wanna vomit.
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August 26th, 2008 5:35am
I'm pretty sure this is a remake.
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August 25th, 2008 9:15pm
and his voice is so fucking awesome I WISH i was Scottish
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August 25th, 2008 9:10pm
Christopher lambert was the shit
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August 25th, 2008 8:14pm
Just sounds dull.
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August 25th, 2008 5:25pm
Ive never seen any of the highlander films. so i dont really care about this.
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August 25th, 2008 3:48pm
Are they remaking Highlander or making a sequel? Can someone answer this for me, because if they do a remake, I'm gonna be pissed. There's WAY too many remakes these days.
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August 25th, 2008 3:29pm
Sounds interesting. I wish Journeyman would have made it. One of the most original tv shows in a long time. But no, they have to make room for more ridiculous reality shows that completely suck.
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August 25th, 2008 3:20pm
@joekerr - there's no third season of Rome because the show was cancelled... :( :( :( Saddest day on recent TV history for me..
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August 25th, 2008 3:03pm
isnt this the guy thats optioned for playing Thor in the upcoming marvel movie
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August 25th, 2008 2:20pm
Oh yeah. that was him in trainspotting, totally forgot about that.
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August 25th, 2008 1:40pm
Definitely. Anyone remember him from Trainspotting?
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August 25th, 2008 12:57pm
Mc Kidd is a good actor, he kicked major ass in Dog Soldiers and Rome!!
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August 25th, 2008 12:44pm
Only seen two seasons of Rome and couldn't find the last episode of season two... still stationed overseas. Anyone mind telling me if it ran a third season. Yeah, I know, I'm allowed to post here but can't surf the "Rome" series websites to find out... thought it was great though from what I've seen.

To be honest, I'd go for a better budget and updated version of the Highlander original with McKidd attached. Maybe they can just play it into a timeline from start to finish of the movie, without a ton of flashbacks. It worked for the original, think they need to go a different way this time... and if they're planning on sequels, please, not from another planet or time or WTF ever.
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August 25th, 2008 12:27pm
The original is a classic, but I would still check this out. Jouneyman was a good show, sucks it got cancelled.
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August 25th, 2008 12:12pm
Could be cool
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August 25th, 2008 12:03pm
I think he is a great actor and its sad that Rome didn`t continune... the first highlander is a classic and a great movie.
I think a remake with this actor is perfect.
Cause seriusly, the sequels are shit.
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August 25th, 2008 11:29am
Whatever happend to the ROME movie?
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August 25th, 2008 11:22am
Your right there Mad Max, he kicked ass in Rome, would love to see more of that series. I could see him as highlander.
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August 25th, 2008 11:16am
He was excellent as Lucious Verenous in Rome. They need to come out with more of that series.
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August 25th, 2008 11:01am
He is a great choice for this. But i agree with Clockwork.
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August 25th, 2008 10:42am
I love this guy. But I'm not so keen on YET ANOTHER REMAKE/REINVENTION/SEQUEL/WHATEVER. XP
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August 25th, 2008 10:29am
This guy was rumored to be Thor...guess that ship has sailed
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August 25th, 2008 10:22am
lol, new face? um, havent their have been like 3+ sequels taht all sucked? why do they keep fueling the fire and burning all their earnings in it?
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