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.

Russell Crowe has officially signed on to star alongside Henry Cavill in the upcoming Highlander reboot, Collider reports. Directed by Chad Stahelski, known for the John Wick movies, this new version of Highlander is finally moving forward after nearly a decade in development,