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Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance is a 2007 adult animated dystopian fantasy action film and an anime installment in the Highlander franchise. The film was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) and was written by David Abramowitz, also the writer for Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven and Highlander: The Source. The film was a joint venture between Imagi Animation Studios and Madhouse Studio, with Imagi providing the script and the soundtrack, while Madhouse produced the animation. It was produced in association with Davis-Panzer Productions and distributed by Manga Entertainment on June 5, 2007 and aired on July 30 on Sci Fi's Ani-Monday block. The film is dedicated to the memory of William N. Panzer, who died in 2007, and was the co-owner of the Davis-Panzer Inc., which was the company who created the franchise.
The lead character, Colin MacLeod, became an Immortal after his first death in 125 AD in Roman Britain, when his village in England was attacked and destroyed by the conquering Romans. Another Immortal, Marcus Octavius, was leading the Roman Empire's military forces in hopes of creating his dream of a utopian society. Octavius killed Colin's wife Moya, but was not able to kill Colin, whose unconscious body was dragged by a horse to within Stonehenge, a "Holy ground" in the story, where Immortals are forbidden to fight.
Waking days later within Stonehenge, Colin is left confused about who and what he is, and why he is still alive. It is at this moment that the spirit of a former druid of this holy site, Amergan, begins communicating with MacLeod and explains to him what he is. Colin learns of The Game from Amergan, and the druid becomes his lifelong teacher and conscience, much to Colin’s own chagrin.
The movie interlaces flashback scenes of this and Colin's following plight for vengeance throughout time, as Octavius attempts to re-enact his utopian society through force and fear. Throughout the next two millennia, Octavius serves as a high-ranking member of various powerful empires, ranging from the Mongol Empire to Nazi Germany. Marcus wants to encourage the development of a utopian world-empire, but the side he chooses tend to be ruthless and authoritarian (e.g. Nazi Germany). For two thousand years, Colin clashes with Marcus multiple times throughout history, always fighting on the opposing side trying to bring down whichever authoritarian regime Marcus is supporting. While Colin is often badly beaten, neither one ever succeeds in killing the other. Though Colin is ostensibly in the role of the "barbarian" and Marcus is the bringer of "civilization", Marcus cares more about building an empire and less about people's well-being, with an "ends-justify-the-means" mentality.
In the year 2187, Colin finds Octavius in a post-apocalyptic future of New York City. Octavius has stopped supporting other regimes, and is setting up a new empire with himself as its tyrannical leader. When Colin arrives, Marcus is busy making plans to release a deadly virus which will further his goals of conquest. Colin falls in with the disaffected rebels in the city. After a final duel, Colin defeats and beheads Octavius, and his Quickening destroys the virus in question.
Following the defeat of Marcus, Colin silently leaves New York for an unknown destination, with a new sense of belief and purpose other than revenge for the first time in over 2000 years.
In the story, Colin was born in Roman Britain, but his true surname, which is never given, was not MacLeod at birth. One of the flashback scenes shows him achieving this honor after he fought alongside Clan MacLeod in an unknown battle, presumably because Octavius was fighting for the opposition. The Clansmen honor Colin, and name him a MacLeod for giving his life for their cause. Once he regains life, as all Immortals do, Colin adopts the name, and keeps it for the rest of his life, as it was with the MacLeods that Colin learned the values that would one day assist him in overcoming his unyielding lust for vengeance.
In August 2004, it was announced that Imagi Animation Studios and Davis-Panzer Productions were developing an animated Highlander feature which would be animated by Madhouse. The script was written by David Abramowitz who had previously served as a head writer on Highlander: The Series. Producer Galen Walker said the project came about from the producers desire to take a western franchise and filter it through an anime style. As Yoshiaki Kawajiri was a fan of the Highlander franchise this led to him being hired to direct the film. The initial plan for the film was to have the film directly tie to Highlander: The Series including having the cast of that series serve as voice actors, but during the pre-production the producers ended up moving in a different direction and only Jim Byrnes was retained.
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Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance is a 2007 adult animated dystopian fantasy action film and an anime installment in the Highlander franchise. The film was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) and was written by David Abramowitz, also the writer for Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven and Highlander: The Source. The film was a joint venture between Imagi Animation Studios and Madhouse Studio, with Imagi providing the script and the soundtrack, while Madhouse produced the animation. It was produced in association with Davis-Panzer Productions and distributed by Manga Entertainment on June 5, 2007 and aired on July 30 on Sci Fi's Ani-Monday block. The film is dedicated to the memory of William N. Panzer, who died in 2007, and was the co-owner of the Davis-Panzer Inc., which was the company who created the franchise.
The lead character, Colin MacLeod, became an Immortal after his first death in 125 AD in Roman Britain, when his village in England was attacked and destroyed by the conquering Romans. Another Immortal, Marcus Octavius, was leading the Roman Empire's military forces in hopes of creating his dream of a utopian society. Octavius killed Colin's wife Moya, but was not able to kill Colin, whose unconscious body was dragged by a horse to within Stonehenge, a "Holy ground" in the story, where Immortals are forbidden to fight.
Waking days later within Stonehenge, Colin is left confused about who and what he is, and why he is still alive. It is at this moment that the spirit of a former druid of this holy site, Amergan, begins communicating with MacLeod and explains to him what he is. Colin learns of The Game from Amergan, and the druid becomes his lifelong teacher and conscience, much to Colin’s own chagrin.
The movie interlaces flashback scenes of this and Colin's following plight for vengeance throughout time, as Octavius attempts to re-enact his utopian society through force and fear. Throughout the next two millennia, Octavius serves as a high-ranking member of various powerful empires, ranging from the Mongol Empire to Nazi Germany. Marcus wants to encourage the development of a utopian world-empire, but the side he chooses tend to be ruthless and authoritarian (e.g. Nazi Germany). For two thousand years, Colin clashes with Marcus multiple times throughout history, always fighting on the opposing side trying to bring down whichever authoritarian regime Marcus is supporting. While Colin is often badly beaten, neither one ever succeeds in killing the other. Though Colin is ostensibly in the role of the "barbarian" and Marcus is the bringer of "civilization", Marcus cares more about building an empire and less about people's well-being, with an "ends-justify-the-means" mentality.
In the year 2187, Colin finds Octavius in a post-apocalyptic future of New York City. Octavius has stopped supporting other regimes, and is setting up a new empire with himself as its tyrannical leader. When Colin arrives, Marcus is busy making plans to release a deadly virus which will further his goals of conquest. Colin falls in with the disaffected rebels in the city. After a final duel, Colin defeats and beheads Octavius, and his Quickening destroys the virus in question.
Following the defeat of Marcus, Colin silently leaves New York for an unknown destination, with a new sense of belief and purpose other than revenge for the first time in over 2000 years.
In the story, Colin was born in Roman Britain, but his true surname, which is never given, was not MacLeod at birth. One of the flashback scenes shows him achieving this honor after he fought alongside Clan MacLeod in an unknown battle, presumably because Octavius was fighting for the opposition. The Clansmen honor Colin, and name him a MacLeod for giving his life for their cause. Once he regains life, as all Immortals do, Colin adopts the name, and keeps it for the rest of his life, as it was with the MacLeods that Colin learned the values that would one day assist him in overcoming his unyielding lust for vengeance.
In August 2004, it was announced that Imagi Animation Studios and Davis-Panzer Productions were developing an animated Highlander feature which would be animated by Madhouse. The script was written by David Abramowitz who had previously served as a head writer on Highlander: The Series. Producer Galen Walker said the project came about from the producers desire to take a western franchise and filter it through an anime style. As Yoshiaki Kawajiri was a fan of the Highlander franchise this led to him being hired to direct the film. The initial plan for the film was to have the film directly tie to Highlander: The Series including having the cast of that series serve as voice actors, but during the pre-production the producers ended up moving in a different direction and only Jim Byrnes was retained.