Dave Bautista is reportedly close to joining Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot as the Kurgan - a role he's been rumored for since 2015

Dave Bautista has joined the cast of the new Highlander reboot directed by Chad Stahelski. Henry Cavill stars as Connor MacLeod, a man who discovers he is an immortal Highlander. Bautista will play the villain,

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.”