In the End There Can Only Be... Six?

Yes folks, that wasn't a misquote...it's actually true. There will be a sixth Highlander movie added to the franchise and it's coming-- well, I don't know when because the film keeps changing directors. A reboot of the 1986 cult classic has been underway reportedly since 2008, but creative differences among other things kept pushing time tables back further and further. Justin Lin, the director of Fast Five originally signed on to direct the film when the reboot was first confirmed. For about three years he stayed on the project and even went so far as to state in an MTV interview back in May 2011 that Highlander was in "pretty good shape," but that he had to see how "...other things come together" in order for them to make it.

Justin Lin on Fast and Furios 6 set Canary Islands - taken from Wikepedia

Three months later Lin stepped down from the director's seat reportedly due to "scheduling conflicts" with Fast and Furious 6. Certainly, three years is a long time for anyone  to commit to a single film project, especially when you have monsters like the Fast and Furious franchise knocking at your door. Reportedly Lin agreed to stay on in smaller capacity while Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the director of 28 Days Later stepped up to the plate and took over in 2011; then just only after one year of being on the job Fresnadillo quit too! Is Highlander really that hard of a story to work with. I mean, if you're having trouble remember the story line here's a quick refresher:

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo - musicacinetv.wordpress.com

Highlander is the story of Connor MacLeod, a 16th century Scotsman who joins his kinsmen in a war against the rival clan, Frey. The Freys hire a mercenary called "The Kurgan" to fight, with the agreement that nobody would touch Connor, but him. During the fight the Kurgan mortally wounds and kills Connor, but the MacLeods get the upper hand and emerge victorious. When it's all over the MacLeods prepare to lay Connor to rest, but he miraculously returns to life prompting members of the clan to accuse him of being possessed by a demon. After Connor is nearly beaten and stoned back-to-death the leader of the clan decides that it'd be more human to just give him exile, which the clan grudgingly agrees. Connor escapes and ends up in a new land where he settles and marries a woman named Heather. His blissful life is interrupted by the appearance of a Spaniard named Ramirez who teaches him about his immortal origins as well as how to handle a sword.

I don't need to go into more detail, as you can look this all up on online, but if you're an old fan-boy like me or fan-girl, then all the memories should be returning back to you. The questions I have are: is this a story that's so hard to retell? Do you think retelling this story as-is would be the best course of action? Can a new cast who we can only confirm consist of Ryan Reynalds at this time really lend something new to this already classic story line? Let me know what your thoughts are by commenting in the comment section. I'm curious how many people think this reboot could be a epic hero or a zero.