Dave Bautista is in talks to play the villain known as the Kurgan in “Highlander” from Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists’ (UA) and Scott Stuber, TheWrap has learned. The Kurgan is an immortal and the main antagonist to Connor MacLeod, which has Henry Cavill attached to star. Clancy Brown played the Kurgan in the original 1986 “Highlander.”

Dave Bautista is set to play the villainous Kurgen in the upcoming remake of the 1980s cult classic 'Highlander' at Amazon MGM Studios. The film is being direct

Yes, Dave Bautista is joining the cast of the upcoming reboot of Highlander from director Chad Stahelski. Henry Cavill stars as Connor MacLeod, a man who discovers he’s an immortal being called a Highlander. He’s opposed by the Kurgan, another Highlander who has been killing them across the centuries. That’s Bautista.