The general success of the 2014 cult action movie hit John Wick has now led its co-helmsmen (who are also well-accomplished stunt coordinators and second unit directors) David Leitch and Chad Stahelski to secure jobs working on other, big-name franchise installments. Leitch is currently in the midst of pre-production mode on the untitled Deadpool movie sequel, whereas Stahelski is leading the charge on Highlander: the reboot of the cult 1980s-born fantasy/action property that has continuously attempted, but failed to make its out of early development for the past several years now.
While the original 1985 Highlander movie plays out as something of a one-off film – set in a fantasy world where the members of a semi-immortal swordsman clan battle for supremacy, killing one another until only one of them is left – it has since given rise to a franchise that encompasses multiple movie sequels, a TV show (Highlander: The Series) and other installments across multiple mediums ...
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