The 1986 science fantasy movie Highlander, about Scottish immortal Conor MacLeod, is a near-perfect time capsule of American 80s cinema, complete with a 80s rock soundtrack by Queen. After sequels proved less than popular among fans and audiences, the franchise made the jump to television. The 90s French-Canadian production Highlander: The Series introduced a new immortal Scottish swordsman, Duncan MacLeod, and ran for six seasons. The series spawned two animated series, followed by two spin-off movies. Yet, outside comic books, the franchise has been dead in the water since 2007. But now the Chad Stahelski Highlander reboot is finally coming.With Henry Cavill attached to lead, and the former stuntman turned director behind the camera, there’s only been good news for the fans. While the John Wick director is surely planning at least a movie trilogy, the Highlander franchise has proven to thrive on television. Given the opportunity to tell a character’s 500-year life story, it is a disservice to condense an immortal’s history into the span of a two-hour action-adventure movie. Let alone the 200-year history of that character’s best friend or the 1,000-year history of that character’s sworn enemy. For this reason, above all, the Highlander franchise deserves a modern action anthology series.The first sign that Highlander: The Series was going to improve the franchise was when the creators chose to ignore the ridiculous events from the movie’s sequel and set the series right after the first. Even though the series’ existence alone negates several aspects of the original movie, as “there can be only one,” the writers still managed to find an entry point for the story. When Duncan MacLeod, an immortal from the same clan as Connor MacLeod, who owns an antique shop with his girlfriend, Tessa, comes across another immortal from his past, he comes back into the world of the Game, an agreement between immortals who duel under a set of rules. Christopher Lambert reprised the role of Connor in the pilot episode and again in later spin-off movies.10 ’80s Action Films That Need a Reboot
The 1986 science fantasy movie Highlander, about Scottish immortal Conor MacLeod, is a near-perfect time capsule of American 80s cinema, complete with a 80s rock soundtrack by Queen. After sequels proved less than popular among fans and audiences, the franchise made the jump to television. The 90s French-Canadian production Highlander: The Series introduced a new immortal Scottish swordsman, Duncan MacLeod, and ran for six seasons. The series spawned two animated series, followed by two spin-off movies. Yet, outside comic books, the franchise has been dead in the water since 2007. But now the Chad Stahelski Highlander reboot is finally coming.
With Henry Cavill attached to lead, and the former stuntman turned director behind the camera, there’s only been good news for the fans. While the John Wick director is surely planning at least a movie trilogy, the Highlander franchise has proven to thrive on television. Given the opportunity to tell a character’s 500-year life story, it is a disservice to condense an immortal’s history into the span of a two-hour action-adventure movie. Let alone the 200-year history of that character’s best friend or the 1,000-year history of that character’s sworn enemy. For this reason, above all, the Highlander franchise deserves a modern action anthology series.
The first sign that Highlander: The Series was going to improve the franchise was when the creators chose to ignore the ridiculous events from the movie’s sequel and set the series right after the first. Even though the series’ existence alone negates several aspects of the original movie, as “there can be only one,” the writers still managed to find an entry point for the story. When Duncan MacLeod, an immortal from the same clan as Connor MacLeod, who owns an antique shop with his girlfriend, Tessa, comes across another immortal from his past, he comes back into the world of the Game, an agreement between immortals who duel under a set of rules. Christopher Lambert reprised the role of Connor in the pilot episode and again in later spin-off movies.
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