Henry Cavill to Star in "Highlander" Reboot

English actor Henry Cavill is in talks for one of the lead roles in Lionsgate’s reboot of Highlander.

The "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski is helming from a script penned by Kerry Williamson the script with Neal H. Moritz and Josh Davis producing the project. Amanda Lewis, Patrick Wachsberger, and Gregory Widen will exec produce.

Peter Davis, the producer of the popular 'Highlander' franchise, was also set to produce before his death in February.

The original 1986 Highlander movie starred Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, and Clancy Brown as immortal beings that hunted down their kind for more power. The movie inspired four sequels and three TV series,  including the popular USA series starring Adrian Paul.

Moreover, Cavill will also appear along with Millie Bobby Brown in the sequel of “Enola Holmes“, the female-centric Sherlock Holmes hit from Legendary Entertainment and Netflix.

The sequel to the 2020 mystery movie has begun development on the next installment, which sees Bobby Brown and Cavill reprising their roles as Enola and Sherlock Holmes.

Harry Bradbeer is also set to return to direct and Jack Thorne, who penned the first, will write the script for the sequel.

Brown and Paige Brown will produce through their PCMA Productions shingle along with Legendary’s Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, and Ali Mendes, as well as with Legendary’s Joshua Grode, Michael Dreyer, Bradbeer, and Thorne will exec produce.

The movies are based on Nancy Springer’s Edgar Award-nominated book series, “The Enola Holmes Mysteries“, which consists of six books.

The first movie told the tale of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes’ rebellious teen sister Enola (Brown), a gifted super-sleuth in her own right who often outsmarts her famous siblings as she runs about early 20th century London.