Henry Cavill Injured on "Highlander" Remake Set, Production Delayed to 2026

Henry Cavill has sustained an injury while preparing for the remake of the 80s cult classic “Highlander". The nature of Cavill's injury is unknown.

As a result, production will be delayed on the Amazon MGM reboot likely until early 2026.

Rounding out the cast are Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Dave Bautista, Marisa Abela, and Max Zhang. 

Chad Stahelski (the “John Wick” franchise) is directing from a script by Michael Finch. Ryan J. Condal and Kerry Williamson worked on earlier drafts of the film.

The original 1986 movie, starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, chronicles the lives of immortal warriors, spanning from the highlands of Scotland in the 16th century to the concrete jungle of Manhattan in the ‘80s. 

While initially a box office failure, the poc generated a devoted fandom via home video, and Lambert and Connery returned for a sequel in 1991. 

The franchise continued through more sequels, TV series, and spin-off novels.

The remake has been nearly as immortal, at least in Hollywood years, incubating first in 2009 at Summit Entertainment under producer Neal H. Moritz.

Stahelski boarded the production in 2016, and Cavill signed on in 2021 to play the Lambert role, MacLeod. Then United Artists, under its new chief Scott Stuber, acquired the project from Lionsgate earlier this year. 

Stuber and Moritz are producing alongside Nick Nesbitt, Josh Davis, Louise Rosner and Stahelski’s production banner, 87Eleven Entertainment.

Cavill’s slate has been as busy as ever, with the mystery sequel “Enola Holmes 3” for Netflix, another ’80s adaptation “Voltron” for Amazon MGM, and the action thriller “In the Grey” for Lionsgate all in the can.