John Wick director Chad Stahelski has finally set the Highlander production start date for Lionsgate’s upcoming remake of 1986’s fantasy adventure movie.
When is the Highlander production start date?
During a recent interview, Stahelski has shared a major update regarding the current progress of the Highlander remake, which will be led by Henry Cavill. The stuntman-turned-filmmaker confirmed that they’re currently planning to start the production on the project early next year in Scotland.
“We start shooting in January in Scotland, that’s why I go right after I leave, Stahelski said (via Collider). I go to Scotland on Monday to do the final location scout.”
In addition, Stahelski also teased what moviegoers can expect from the Highlander remake’s sword fight sequences, as he intends to introduce a new style of the sword fighting. Stahelski has been developing the project since 2016.
“Most of our concerns now are not really about training cast. We’ve got that machine up and running, and I think we have the right cast. We have the right people,” he continued. “We have the right trainers. We’ve dug up some of the best sword people I’ve ever met in my life in the last six months, that are helping us. It’s more about how do you bring it all together and make it something. It’s not Princess Bride, it’s not Crouching Tiger, it’s not Master & Commander, it’s not Zorro. What’s this new look of action or sword fighting that people could be excited about? That keeps me up at night.”
The Highlander remake will be directed by Stahelski, who has creative oversight over the Highlander and John Wick franchises across all media forms, including film and television. Besides Cavill, the film currently has no other cast members attached to it. In the original movie, the film starred Christopher Lambert as Connor McLeod, an immortal swordsman who has to battle other seemingly-invincible beings in order to save humanity.
