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Geek Tyrant
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski's HIGHLANDER Reboot — GeekTyrant
Russell Crowe is officially suiting up for sword-swinging immortality. The Oscar-winning actor has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski's Highlander reboot, taking on the iconic Ramirez mentor role originally played by Sean Connery in the 1986 cult classic. He'll star opposite Henry Cavill, who's already been set as the film's lead. Crowe and Cavil previously appeared in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, so this project is a little reunion for the duo. This new Highlander is coming from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists for a full theatrical release, with John Wick mastermind Stahelski behind the camera. The script is written by Michael Finch, and the team is aiming for a a fresh, full-throttle experience. For those new to the mythology, the original Highlander , directed by Russell Mulcahy, followed a centuries-spanning battle between immortal warriors, blending historical flashbacks with gritty present-day sword duels. It became a fan-fueled franchise with multiple sequels, a long-running TV series, and more than a few legendary lines. Yes, there can be only one, but clearly, there can also be reboots. Stahelski seems to be playing the long game. United Artists has secured full rights to the 1986 original, previously developed by Lionsgate, and there's already talk of expanding into a new series down the road. Crowe is next appearing in Nuremberg , alongside Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, dropping November 7. He's also wrapped up a Netflix thriller called Unabom , Walden Media's Cold War drama Billion Dollar Spy , and the Derrick Borte-directed action flick Bear Country . The director also previously teased the action in the film and explained that it will be inspired by the action in the John Wick films. "I'll keep it to the core. Most audiences, I'll use the gun analogy, most of what you know about gunfights or car chases because most of us don't get involved in gun fights, or car chases, or sword fights, we learn through movies.' "And what those movies show you is about 95% bullshit. You don't fight 50 guys with your bare hands and then walk away, but it's fun. It's wish fulfillment. 'So John Wick, we know it's a cartoon – I know it's not – but we also have fun with it. But we do tactical reloads, we try to do fire manipulations, stuff like the professionals do, the military do. But then we have fun with it, you know? Sword work is very much the same."' Cavill previously shared how big of a fan his is of the franchise and then said that the script for the film is 'extraordinary' and that the movie will take some 'big swings.' He said: "I am a Highlander fan, they're great fun movies. Obviously I watched them when I was a lot younger and have since rewatched, but also the TV show. 'I really enjoyed the lore behind it, that sense of a tragic warrior with more of a story to tell than a cool guy with a sword, doing cool things, and this goes even deeper into that. "What they've done so far and we're doing with the development of the script is extraordinary, I think people are going to be really, really pleased. 'Big swings are important, you play it safe, you're going to just go, 'Eh, I suppose it's fine?" but if you take a big swing, people love it or they hate it." Stahelski also previously talked about the movie, saying it will include both familiar characters and "elements" taken from the '90s TV series. "We're looking to do our story [and it] engages a lot of the same characters and stuff like that. But we've also brought in elements of all the TV shows. We're trying to do a bit of a prequel setup to The Gathering.' 'We have ideas for days about how to make the coolest characters and to make that an epic TV show. I just think that's a rich, rich mythology." Stahelski also explained that they are taking the best story elements from across the franchise and implementing it all into one story that will be spread out across a trilogy of films: "I think the TV series hit on a lot of great stuff wasn't in the feature, between the watchers and all the different types of immortals. How do we get this into a feature mode before we dribble it into the TV world? 'Well, let's restructure it in parts, let's look at it like it was a TV show, let's look at it like it was a high-end trilogy. How to we tell the story of The Gathering, The Quickenings, The Immortals and how do we really build this world out even more so than the original project? 'That's what we're restructuring right now. It's taking all the good stuff that we had before I was involved in the project from the script; redeveloping the script to give us really good chapters one, two and three; and expanding the world." He also talked about his vision for the film, saying: " The vision we're trying to get across and what we're trying to develop, I equate very close to Star Wars. The first one is a very satisfying ending but it does leave the door open and that's kind of how I see this. 'I would really like to expand it over three. I see The Gathering happening over three. It's tricky, don't get me wrong, that's why we're still developing it. We want to be able to tell three complete stories that all kind of fit. 'I think the Star Wars trilogy, at least up to The Empire Strikes Back, is a good example of how we want to process it." I very excited about this Highlander reboot and I hope that it delivers something awesome. Source: Deadline
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
German coach Zeidler takes charge of Lausanne
Then Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking pictured during the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Nuremberg and Hansa Rostock at the Max Morlock Stadium. Veteran German coach Peter Zeidler has been named the new boss of Swiss first-division side Lausanne-Sport. Daniel Karmann/dpa Veteran German coach Peter Zeidler has been named the new boss of Swiss first-division side Lausanne-Sport. He replaces Ludovic Magnin, who has joined champions FC Basel. Lausanne said in a statement on Saturday that the 62-year-old, who previously managed Sion and St Gallen in Switzerland, was their first choice. Advertisement Zeidler started last season in charge of Bochum but was sacked after drawing one and losing seven of their first eight games. The western German side were later relegated from the Bundesliga. Lausanne finished fifth last term.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Death of👍was highly exaggerated
Three years ago, many social commentators from socially acceptable platforms had declared that Gen Z had jettisoned some emojis they reportedly found to be insolent. Just how confident this prognosis was, can be made out in headlines like, 'Gen Z Have Cancelled the Thumbs Up Emoji and Here's Why You Should Worry'. Not only did we not need to worry, but no one worried. Because the thumbs up - considered by pundits to be considered by Zoomers to be 'rude' - and heart emojis ('also verboten') have not only survived Z ire, but have happily proliferated, even among the hyper-hieroglyphical here's a question we're parking for you today: how does one become so sure about what Gen Z or Gen Alpha - and the upcoming Gen Beta (aur Beti) - 'think'? So, here's our answer. Like Bob Dylan refusing to be tagged as 'the voice of a generation', most generations in the alphabet soup aren't one, single composite entity as if attending the same decadal Nuremberg/Taylor Swift rallies/concerts. But here's the thing: lumping demographic groups under one 'trending' behavioural category can do wonders for the morale and pay bump of market research divisions of companies. After all, who goes back to check the veracity of people who confidently stated in 2022 that the thumbs up emoji would be as dead as the typewriter in 2025? (Answer: We do.)
Malay Mail
15-06-2025
- Malay Mail
When cleanliness derails efficiency: German train stopped for being too dirty
FRANKFURT, June 15 — German rail passengers are no strangers to late or cancelled trains, but this week people aboard one intercity service were stunned to hear a new reason for why their journey came to a sudden halt: the train was deemed too dirty. About an hour into a trip from Munich bound for Hamburg, passengers were told over the loudspeaker that their train would have to terminate in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg. 'We apologise, but we as train crew need to make a statement. This train is too dirty for us to travel any further,' said the announcement, which was first reported in the Munich newspaper Muenchner Merkur. Recounting the cut-short trip on Tuesday on LinkedIn, passenger Tom Junkersdorf posted pictures of a seemingly clean train carriage and said one passenger had asked if the announcement was a practical joke. Confirming the incident, a spokesman for Germany's Deutsche Bahn, the state railway company, told AFP that it apologised to passengers affected and put on alternative travel within an hour of them being thrown off. 'The train was accidentally put into service without being cleaned. This is an isolated incident which we deeply regret,' the spokesman said. 'We are investigating internally to see what went wrong and prevent such mistakes in the future.' Long derided in Germany, Deutsche Bahn made headlines abroad during last year's European Football Championships after fans and even players arrived at destinations hours later than planned. After the tournament, then-transport minister Volker Wissing said that Deutsche Bahn had 'overstretched itself'. — AFP
Times of Oman
08-06-2025
- Times of Oman
Germany: Car crashes into gas station in Bavaria, tearing down pump
Bavaria: A 22-year-old man crashed a sports car into the sales area of a gas station in Nuremberg, which is in the German state of Bavaria. According to the police, he also tore a gas pump from its anchorage. The car lurched forward and became lodged in the gas station window. The station was reportedly unoccupied at the time of the early Saturday morning accident. A police spokesperson said the 22-year-old may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police took a blood sample from the man and his 16-year-old passenger. Police found around 70 grams of marijuana in the car. A later search of his flat revealed more narcotics. Initial findings indicate that the driver and passenger were not injured but were taken to hospital for treatment. It also emerged that the two men had already caused an accident that same night. The man reportedly crashed his car into a parked car in a supermarket parking lot and then fled. Police have said that the criminal investigation so far has revealed evidence suggesting that a possible custody dispute may have triggered the ramming incident in Passau. The Passau criminal investigation department, together with the Passau public prosecutor's office, is now leading the investigation. A decision on detention of the suspect will be made on Sunday, police said. The 48-year-old man, reportedly an Iraqi national, has been detained. His wife and daughter, along with three other injured people, are receiving treatment in hospital. A police spokesman said that the severity of the injuries is not yet entirely clear, but that no one is in a life-threatening condition. The police report also revised the age of the man's wife from 38 to 40.
