Extra info has come to gentle as to why the Highlander reboot with Henry Cavill has moved from Lionsgate to Amazon.
John Wick director Chad Stahelski is presently engaged on a reboot of 1986’s Highlander that can star Cavill. The film was initially being made for Lionsgate; nonetheless, it was introduced simply final month that it’s now as a substitute being made for Amazon MGM Studios. United Artists’ Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt are producing the film below the brand new deal.
What can we find out about why the Highlander reboot switched studios?
In keeping with a current report from TheWrap, a funds dispute was one of many essential elements as to why the Highlander reboot switched studios. Stahelski reportedly wished to make the film for $180 million, whereas Lionsgate didn’t wish to go greater than $165 million.
“Lionsgate execs internally fearful that Highlander is a one-quadrant film, catering to Gen X males who remembered the unique film (and the sequels and syndicated TV collection that adopted), one of many studio insiders informed TheWrap,” the article additional reads. “Lionsgate, too, had simply made a film with Stahelski’s Highlander star Henry Cavill and was feeling barely uneasy. Final yr’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a high-octane historic motion film starring Cavill, directed by Man Ritchie and produced by the legendary Jerry Bruckheimer, value $60 million to provide and solely made $20 million domestically and one other $6 million abroad.”
Amazon MGM Studios, in the meantime, has been constructing a portfolio of tasks that caters particularly to Gen X, akin to reveals like Reacher and Jack Ryan, in addition to the upcoming Masters of the Universe and Voltron films.
Plot particulars for Stahelski’s Highlander film stay below wraps right now. No different casting past Cavill has been introduced, and an official launch date has not but been set.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.