Sep 22, 2009 by Brian Gallagher

Justin Lin and Neal Moritz Team for Highlander Remake

Summit Entertainment announced today that it has tapped the filmmaking team behind this spring's hit film Fast & Furious - director Justin Lin and producer Neal H. Moritz - to direct and produce respectively the studio's re-imagination of the cult film Highlander. Summit's Highlander is being written by Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Peter Davis, long time producer of Highlander, will also produce the film. Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis - Panzer Productions, Inc. in May of 2008.

Summit's film will expand on the original Highlander's core mythology of immortals battling amongst us, hunting each other through the ages by tapping its newly minted creative team to take its re-imagination to new heights. Plans call for the re-imagination to spur a new franchise for the studio.

"We are privileged to have this amazing opportunity to reinvent one of the great franchises," said Patrick Wachsberger, co-chairman of Summit Entertainment. "Neal and Justin have proven more than once that they can deliver an entertaining and exciting blockbuster."

Added Peter Davis of Davis-Panzer Productions, "Justin and Neal are an exciting directing/producing team and I am confident that they will deliver a truly dynamic film while being totally respectful of Highlander Legend."

In Highlander, after centuries of dueling to survive against others like him, Connor MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his kind, a murderously brutal barbarian, who lusts for the fabled Prize.

Justin Lin most recently directed the hit action film Fast & Furious, the fourth film of the Fast & Furious franchise. He also directed The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and Better Luck Tomorrow.

In addition to Fast & Furious, Neal Moritz and his Original Film banner have produced a myriad of action films including the upcoming Flash Gordon and The Green Hornet as well as I Am Legend, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Highlander comes to theaters in 2012. The film is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.


Sources: Summit Entertainment

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Comments (14)

  1. MrP

    Original was the best and that's saying something as the FX were slap dash wires etc exposed no care taken. Some of the sound was also off. As for the rest, what a steaming pile. The second one especially was cringe worthy, and the director admitted that much saying they didn't know where they were going with it.
    Re-do it with Butler take your time and dismiss the rest if you start a franchise, go your own way FFS..

    1 year agoby @mrpFlag

  2. Mutant

    This bites, I wish I was a director, so that way I could direct better films than some that are coming out.

    2 years agoby @zenderFlag

  3. Ethlenn

    And the movie title will be: Fast & Furious Highlander: I Know What You Did Last Century.

    2 years agoby @ethlennFlag

  4. DARTH69

    GERARD BUTLER AS MACLEOD PERFECT FOR THE PART

    2 years agoby @mikeg79Flag

  5. -comrade-

    Oh god... the first one was AWFUL. Let's hope they get actors instead of stuntmen. Sean Connery was the only good part of that movie.

    From another angle, it is a great example of eighties kitsch.

    2 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  6. Newkill3000

    Highlander End Game was the first Highlander movie i saw in theaters and after watching it, I didn't want to see another Highlander movie again.

    2 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  7. slyjai

    Honestly, I think Hollywood should find fresh talent to come up with original ideas. Not ideas to do remakes! Leave this the hell alone!!!!!!!!!!

    2 years agoby @slyjaiFlag

  8. ed_wood

    I'm all for a new Highlander, just not this director.

    2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  9. Remy72883

    this is bullsh*t

    2 years agoby @remy72883Flag

  10. The Narrator: The Better Man

    I actually would like a remake of this with today's technology and all that it could be awesome! But I agree, of all the directors you got Justin Lin...no.

    2 years agoby @narratorFlag

  11. pablouk

    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO this is just so wrong......Why can't those *ssholes in Hollywood have a f*cking original idea for once.

    2 years agoby @pabloukFlag

  12. J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director

    This is old news...Justin Lin hasn't even updated nothing on Highlander yet, apparently its stuck in development hell

    2 years agoby @chronicFlag

  13. Rlt9009

    Wow,its never going to stop!!

    2 years agoby @rlt9009Flag

  14. Leng T'che

    Of all the people they could have got to direct and produce this, they got those two doof bags. Wow, say goodbye to Highlander.

    2 years agoby @leng-tcheFlag

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