When Henry Cavill first signed on to wield the sword of Connor MacLeod in Highlander, expectations soared and imaginations ran wild. That was three years ago. Since then, the reboot has simmered in development limbo,

Russell Crowe will instruct Henry Cavill in the ways of the immortals in the remake of “Highlander.” The Oscar-winner will play Cavill’s mentor in a variation on the part played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original.

Russell Crowe has joined the cast of "Highlander," the reboot of the '80s action film that will star Henry Cavill and is being directed by "John Wick" filmmaker Chad Stahelski, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.