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 is officially suiting up for sword-swinging immortality. The Oscar-winning actor has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski ’s Highlander reboot, taking on the iconic Ramirez mentor role originally played by Sean Connery in the 1986 cult classic.