There can be only one Highlander, but apparently it won't be Ryan Reynolds. According to a new report, the actor has dropped out of Summit's reboot of the franchise.

This is the second piece of bad news for Summit on the troubled production. Earlier this year, director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo left the film, which likely played a key role in Reynolds' decision to jump ship.

The Wrap was the first to report the news, noting that the film has been in some stage of development for years (with Justin Lin attached to direct the movie all the way back in 2009). With no director and no lead, producers Neal Moritz and Peter Davis will have to basically start over.

Reynolds is extremely busy at the moment with a number of films in development and two movies coming out later this summer: the comic book adaptation R.I.P.D. with Jeff Bridges and the DreamWorks animated comedy Turbo. Still, it's a shame that he won't be taking on the role of Connor MacLeod. (Of course, it's a bigger shame that we're not getting a Deadpool movie anytime soon, but I digress.)

Christopher Lambert in 'Highlander'

Highlander is one of those franchises that could make for a solid reboot. Yes, the original is a cult classic and spawned a moderately popular franchise. But it's not so beloved that a new version would be considered sacrilegious. Plus, maybe this time around they won't have a Scottish guy playing a 15th-century Spaniard (no disrespect to the great Sean Connery).

On the other hand, with as many delays as Summit has seen so far, you have to wonder how long they're going to keep working on the production before throwing in the towel.

What do you think? Is a Highlander reboot worth all of Summit's trouble? Now that Reynolds is out of the film, who would be a good replacement?

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Stay tuned for more news about the Highlander Reboot.

Source: The Wrap