Ryan Reynolds has departed Summit's Highlander reboot. This leaves the picture without either a lead actor or a director, as Juan Carlos Fresnadillo exited last year citing creative differences. Producers Neal Moritz and Peter Davis had been searching for a replacement director with Reynolds waiting in the wings. This comes as a clean slate of sorts with the studio now able to search for a new leading man and a compatible director. As The Wrap reports, Reynolds would have played "Connor MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman forced to confront the Kurgan, a brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled 'Prize.'" Reynolds will next be heard voicing the lead character in DreamWorks Animation's Turbo, followed by a live-action role opposite Jeff Bridges in R.I.P.D., opening the same week.
Ryan Reynolds Exits HIGHLANDER Reboot
Ryan Reynolds exits Summit's reboot of HIGHLANDER, which previously had director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo set to helm, but now returns to square one.