Reynolds Still In The Mix For The Highlander Redux

Back in May, Ryan Reynolds was considered the front-runner to star in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's remake of the cult classic Highlander

Today Reynolds remains linked but still unsigned for the upcoming reboot film says The Playlist...despite noise to the contrary.

In "Highlander", after centuries of dueling to survive against others like him, Connor MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his kind, a murderously brutal barbarian, who lusts for the fabled Prize

"Iron Man" scribes, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway penned the script which goes back to the original film franchise roots. Melissa Rosenberg reportedly gave the script a polish.

Neal Moritz and Peter Davis are producing.