The “Highlander” remake from director Chad Stahelski (“John Wick” franchise) and starring Henry Cavill (“Mission Impossible – Fallout”) just can’t catch a break, as production has been delayed into 2026.
A remake of the original 1986 of the same name, it’s been in development since the 2000s, and after moving from Lionsgate to Amazon MGM Studios/United Artists (as the latter was likely more willing to pony up the film’s budget) was expected to go into production later this month. However, the production start for “Highlander” has been pushed into 2026 (early in the new year) after Cavill sustained injuries, as confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter.
Cavill had been in the prep stage when he sustained unnamed injuries, but given the swordplay (calling upon his existing skillset from his time making Netflix‘s mature video game adaptation series “The Witcher“), training, and stunt work involved in the action-packed movie, we could theorize that’s where the British actor got hurt.
Others tapped for roles by Stahelski include Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”), Dave Bautista (“Dune,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Karen Gillan (“Guardians of the Galaxy”), on-the-rise actress Marisa Abela (“Black Bag,” “Industry”), Djimon Hounsou (“The King’s Man,” “Gladiator”), and Max Zhang (“The Grandmaster,” “Ip Man 3”).
“Highlander” focuses on a group of immortals (the second film revealed they’re banished aliens) fighting for the prize, which is a mortal life, while others kill each other with the main aim of increasing their powers through The Quickening. Cavill is set as Scottish warrior, Connor MacLeod, who is mentored by a Spanish immortal named Ramirez (Crowe) about how to protect himself from much more dastardly immortals like The Kurgan (Bautista), as the two would battle across time.
There had been an expectation that Stahelski would be overseeing both feature films and a new attempt to make TV spinoffs, fleshing out the franchise for a new generation.
Amazon MGM Studios hadn’t announced a theatrical release date for their new iteration of “Highlander,” which could mean this delay isn’t causing too many headaches for the studio, and hopefully, nothing else causes issues for the production between then and now.
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