Comments on: Kevin McKidd for Highlander?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:47:03 +0000

My own idea would be to cast-:

Connor McCloud = James McAvoy
Ramirez = Antonio Banderas
Kurgen = Ray Stevenson.

Should be shot in the Highlands of Scotland again, while still following the original plot. However perhaps an origins take on the movie would be more interesting and develop an epic feel to the movie as well.

By: Anti-Ceptic

Anti-Ceptic — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:59:08 +0000

Excellent, cant wait to see a Highlander remake. I have faith in Kevin McKidd but I am skeptical of the soundtrack! How can you compete with the Queen soundtrack on the first Highlander movie?

By: George Bourke

George Bourke — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:15:15 +0000

Its gonna happen so I hope they get some decent talent on board. Rome was an awesome show and McKidd was great, also he isn’t well known which is a positive imo. I think he is a great choice for Connor MacLeod.

Keep it simple, great sword fighting, great actors, awesome soundtrack, such a fucking classic film.

By: Mikey M

Mikey M — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:13:48 +0000

Kevin McKidd deserves a big Movie career. He is a great talent and wonderful to look at too.

By: Gene Ariani

Gene Ariani — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:11:04 +0000

The best highlander movie:
Highlander: search for vengeance

By: calviin

calviin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:55:07 +0000

I really enjoyed Journeyman as well. Kevin showed great talent in that show, so he might be a great add for this project. But the writing might be what really makes or breaks this.

By: bigsampson

bigsampson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:09:44 +0000

FUCK HIGHLANDER 2345 WTF they messed shit up for me …ya part 1 was awesome to the max but i cant get the dam images out of my heqad from the rest of the bs there was///fuck the series too.

all just a bunch of crap KURGAN AND RAMIREZ ARE AWESOME !

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:55:21 +0000

I’m not too crazy about remaking Highlander either. But they will do it, come hell or high water. If producers Davis/Panzer are behind it…it’s just a property they can’t let go.

Your last question could not have been better. For all we know they may be going back to the original Greg Wieden script (before it was rewritten); or, if they are starting new and fresh – could they include Duncan, The Watchers society, Amanda and Methos? I would not rule out a hodgepodge of the first film and the TV show characters. I wouldn’t mind a new Kurgan, teaming up with a new Xavier St. Cloud or Kronos.

Whoever is cast they need not “look” like the actors who originated the roles. If that were the case, it would be Tom Jane, not Kevin McKidd for the rumor. You would hear Karl Urban’s name being invoked for Kurgan. By the way, Temuera Morrison would be a good replacement for Ramirez. (The character was born in Egypt, traveled to Japan, resided in Spain, then Scotland)

By: Pman67

Pman67 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:18:57 +0000

I agree. They shouldn’t remake the Highlander, but done right they could easily squeeze three movies out of this puppy. The first film being the origin tale depicting him coming to terms with his immortality and learning how to fight, much like the first half of The Highlander. You’d have to have Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez in the first film. The second film could be more of a swashbuckling tale. Hell! Make the guy a pirate, everyone loves pirates. The third would bring the series into the current time line for the big finish. I’d have the Kurgan in all three movies as his nemesis. It would be nice to see him progressively improve as a fighter, being no match for the Kurgan early on, only to defeat him in the end.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:18:02 +0000

The Can?

Wrong.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Trust me.