Celebrating 20 years of The Legend. Davis-Panzer Productions, Sequence Film and Grosvenor Park are proud to announce that filming began today in Lithuania on the spectacular feature sequel HIGHLANDER-THE SOURCE. Brett Leonard directs and Adrian Paul stars as the Immortal Scottish swordsman Duncan MacLeod.
This new adventure tells the story of the Immortals' quest to locate their Holy Grail, the Source of Immortality. Regarded as one of the most successful independent film and television franchises in movie history, the Highlander returns to the big screen in an action packed story of love, kinship...and the quest. It is destined to thrill Highlander fans of all ages and attract a whole new generation of enthusiasts.
Director Brett Leonard said: "This is a tremendous opportunity for a storyteller in this genre to take part in twenty years of mythology. Everything I have done before has led me to this kind of mythical fantasy." Leonard pioneered the creation of digital visual effects in filmmaking in 1992 with The Lawnmower Man, he also directed Virtuosity, and most recently completed Marvel's Man-Thing. A brilliant maverick in science fiction, fantasy and adventure, Brett creates films with a strong visual presence.
British-born actor Adrian Paul plays Duncan MacLeod, and will work alongside fellow 'Immortals' from the smash hit television series Peter Wingfield and Jim Byrnes. Highlander-The Source also stars Thom Fell, Christian Solimeno, Stephen Rahman-Hughes and playing opposite Adrian Paul, international star Thekla Reuten as 'Anna'.
Peter Davis of Davis-Panzer Productions comments: "By pairing Adrian and Brett we are truly creating a milestone in HIGHLANDER history. We anticipate that this dynamic combination will recapture the glory of the original HIGHLANDER."
Written by David Abramowitz and Stephen Kelvin Watkins, the producers are Peter Davis and Bill Panzer. The Co-Producers are Guy Collins, Michael Ryan and Chris Chrisafis. The Lithuanian co-producer is Lietuvos Kino Studija with Ramunas Skikas serving as Managing Director. THE SOURCE will be distributed in North America through Lions Gate Films and has been sold in a further two dozen territories through IAC Film.
A full promotional and marketing campaign is in place to support the film, and you are invited to visit the official Highlander The Source website. | 
10-19-2005, 01:12 PM
