Dave Bautista Hypes Up Henry Cavill’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot: “The Action Is on Par With John Wick” [Exclusive]

There can be only one; that much is true, but for there to be only one, there must also be an ultimate opponent for The One. While Henry Cavill may be sidelined with an injury as production on Highlander pushes to early next year, his co-star Dave Bautista is already sharpening his sword — metaphorically and literally. Speaking exclusively with Collider’s Steven Weintraub while promoting his upcoming film Afterburn, Bautista opened up about his dream role in Chad Stahelski’s reboot of the cult classic and how his journey to becoming the iconic villain, the Kurgan, was more than a decade in the making.

“This goes back a long time…