{"id":5627,"date":"2009-09-23T00:59:11","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:02:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:02:22","slug":"highlander-remake-gets-a-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/23\/highlander-remake-gets-a-director\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGHLANDER Remake Gets A Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/highlander.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5630\" title=\"highlander\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/highlander-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"highlander\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/highlander-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/highlander.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Justin Lin, director of the recent <strong>Fast &amp; Furious<\/strong>,has been picked my Summit Entertainment to helm their in development remake of <strong>Highlander<\/strong>. As of yet, the studio has no cast attached to the project and no set start date. Lin will be bringing along his Fast And Furious producer Neal H. Moritz along with him.<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s screenplay by IRON MAN screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway combines elements of the original film along with some ideas from the franchise&#8217;s spinoff television series. But the basic story of a group of immortals battling each other down through the ages for a vaguely defined prize.<\/p>\n<p>While the original film earned itself a cult fanbase largely on the strength of its high concept, Highlander is also remembered for its exciting visual look courtesy of director Russell Mulcahy. I&#8217;ve never been that impressed with Lin&#8217;s directorial work, so I have to admit that the news doesn&#8217;t really give me much confidence in the project. Of course, reading a copy of the script might put my mind at ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Justin Lin, director of the recent Fast &amp; Furious,has been picked my Summit Entertainment to helm their in development remake of Highlander. 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