Dave Bautista is reportedly in the final talks to star in the upcoming Highlander movie as the villain, starring opposite Henry Cavill. The actor will join Russell Crowe in the movie from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner.

Dave Bautista is in final negotiations to play the villain in Amazon MGM's remake of the 1980s cult classic Highlander. The actor will join Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe in the action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM's United Artists banner and is slated to get a theatrical release.

Yes, Dave Bautista is joining the cast of the upcoming reboot of Highlander from director Chad Stahelski. Henry Cavill stars as Connor MacLeod, a man who discovers he’s an immortal being called a Highlander. He’s opposed by the Kurgan, another Highlander who has been killing them across the centuries. That’s Bautista.