Henry Cavill's Immortal has found his mentor. Russell Crowe has joined the cast of Amazon's Highlander remake as Ramirez.

We can now proudly say we know a third thing, as Variety reports that Russell Crowe will also star in the film, taking on a mentor role to Cavill’s character. That drops Crowe into the same position that Sean Connery occupied in the original Highlander,

Amazon MGM Studios is backing the new movie, which will re-imagine the story from the 1986 action movie about immortal warriors battling for supremacy.