Why didn't Russell Mulcahy direct H3?
Just wondering.he did the first two.Why not this one?
shareMaybe he felt he had already filmed that script.
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Personally I think it's because he felt screwed over after the events of Highlander 2. First, they changed his script; then, they reedited into the crappy theatrical version that he all unfortunately saw; and soon afterwards, when Mulcahy tried to have his name changed to Alan Smithee on H2, they wouldn't let him, because they thought it was a threat to the success of the film. He just didn't want to go through the nightmare again, so he didn't do H3.
shareIt's a shame because Russell Mulcahy is the one person who probably could have made Highlander 3 watchable. Sure, H2 is a mess but at least Mulcahy's direction is pretty spectacular.
shareI think he was a one point considering returning for HIGHLANDER: THE SOURCE, but backed out because of disagreements over the script or something. THE SOURCE is the only film I have yet to see, but I've heard only bad things.
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If you are really interested, Spoony, an online film and game critic, did a pretty extensive review of Highlander: The Source, going in depth over all the major scenes, and his point of view pretty much matches mine- it was somehow even worse than Highlander II: The Quickening.
And FURTHERMORE, this is my signature! SERIOUSLY! Did you think I was still talking about my point?
Spoony's videos for QUICKENING and SOURCE are awesome. He also did a crossover video for ENDGAME. I hope he does a video for the third film someday.
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