Overview
- Dave Bautista is in advanced talks to assume the role of The Kurgan, the immortal antagonist, in Amazon MGM’s Highlander reboot.
- He is also nearing a deal to co-star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House 2, with Ilya Naishuller now directing and Will Beall writing the script.
- Chad Stahelski directs Highlander, which already has Henry Cavill as Connor MacLeod, Russell Crowe as Ramirez and Marisa Abela in a leading role.
- Principal photography for Highlander is slated to begin in late September across locations in the UK and Hong Kong.
- Sources say Bautista is closing in on a multi-picture pact with Amazon MGM as the studio leverages United Artists to expand its blockbuster slate.