Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Walks Away From ‘Highlander’ Remake

There’s not alot of details known about Summit Entertainment’s upcoming remake 1986’s Highlander. The only details known about the film are the Ryan Reynolds will be portraying Connor MacLeod and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) was attached to direct the film. There can only be one director. But it appears that it won’t be Fresnadillo who has exited the project. Deadline reports:

“I’m told that his exit is amicable, and that after a year of working on the project, he and Summit could not get past the fact they had differing views of the film, and finally agreed to disagree. Fresnadillo left a remake of The Crow to join Highlander. It’s unclear at the moment whether that is an option, but come Monday, he will be looking for another movie, and Summit will be looking for another Highlander helmer.”

The original film, about an immortal from the Scottish Highlands that was born in the 16th century, spawned multiple sequels as well as a television series. However, the film definitely doesn’t hold up with time and is one of the films desperately in need of a remake. Seriously, why was that guy doing all those damn back flips in that parking garage?