We can now proudly say we know a third thing, as Variety reports that Russell Crowe will also star in the film, taking on a mentor role to Cavill’s character. That drops Crowe into the same position that Sean Connery occupied in the original Highlander,

Russell Crowe is boarding Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists’ Highlander in the role made famous by Sean Connery in the original 1986 movie.

Russell Crowe will instruct Henry Cavill in the ways of the immortals in the remake of “Highlander.” The Oscar-winner will play Cavill’s mentor in a variation on the part played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original.