Two-time Academy Award nominee and frequent franchise player Djimon Hounsou is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Highlander , Amazon MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic.

Henry Cavill is leading the cast that includes Russell Crowe and Marisa Abela as well as Dave Bautista and Karen Gillan, the latter two who notably appeared with Hounsou in Guardians of the Galaxy .

The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release. Principal photography is due to begin at the end of September.

Cavill is playing Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he is an immortal warrior. With the help of a swordsman named Ramirez, to be played by Crowe, the titular Highl

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