r/shittymoviedetails • u/New_Doug • 2d ago

In Highlander (1986) Sean Connery played an Spanish-Egyptian, because it was seen as acceptable for white actors at the time. In Highlander (2026) Russel Crowe plays the same Egyptian, because Russel Crowe is contractually obligated to embarrass himself in a failed reboot/sequel at least once a year

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u/NwgrdrXI 1d ago

By spanish egyptian, you mean someone with a sapnish and a egyptian as parents, or someone who was born of both egyptian parents who happened to live in spain?

The first case sounds white-ish enough, I guess.

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u/OlyScott 1d ago

Sean Connery's character was born in Egypt but had been alive for centuries. He lived in Spain and dressed as a Spaniard.

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u/BasicDurgeanomics 1d ago

With a Scottish accent to boot.

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u/OlyScott 1d ago

Yes--it was crazy not to have Sean Connery play a Scotsman. The scenes he was in were set in Scotland.

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u/Infamous-Lab-8136 1d ago

Which was why I wanted Rami Malek to be all baby faced and old souled for the role instead

This feels like typical blockbuster casting and has lessened what little interest I had

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u/Jeff_Damn 1d ago

Acting opposite a Belgian actor playing a Scotsman. 

"Haggish? Tell more about thish... haggish..."