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film director. novelist. Years active. 1986–present. Known for. Highlander, Backdraft, The Prophecy. Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and film director. [1] He is the creator of the Highlander film and television franchise, and the writer-director of the cult horror film The Prophecy .
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- The Script Began as a College Kid’s Senior Thesis. Gregory Widen was attending UCLA as a film student in 1982 when he was asked to write a feature-length screenplay as his final project in order to pass a Theater Arts class.
- The Role Was Originally Offered to Kurt Russell. At the time, Russell was a former Disney kid star who had gotten some notice for his genre work with John Carpenter in Escape From New York (1981) and The Thing (1982).
- Lambert Was Pretty Dangerous With a Sword. After considering Russell and The Beastmaster star Marc Singer for the role of MacLeod, Mulcahy settled on Christopher Lambert, whose only major American film credit was playing Tarzan in 1984’s spectacularly-named Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.
- Lambert Barely Spoke Any English. Aside from grunts, Lambert didn’t have much dialogue as Tarzan, so Mulcahy was unaware that his English was limited at the time he was cast in Highlander.
Writer: The Prophecy. Gregory Widen was born on 30 November 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Prophecy (1995), Backdraft (1991) and Highlander (1986).
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- November 30, 1958
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Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action - adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery.
Learn about the life and career of Gregory Widen, a writer and producer of films such as The Prophecy, Highlander and Backdraft. Find out his birth date, education, trivia and travel experiences.
- November 30, 1958
Sci-fi. Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and director. In 1985, while still an undergraduate, he sold his university thesis screenplay, "Shadow Clan", for $500,000. The script would become the basis of the movie Highlander. He is also known creating the The Prophecy franchise.
Apr 16, 2024 · Gregory Widen's "The Prophecy" (1995) Greg Spence's "The Prophecy II" (1998) Patrick Lussier's "The Prophecy 3: The Ascent" (2000) Joel Soisson's "The Prophecy: Uprising" (2005) Joel...
