The Highlander reboot that’s been in improvement since 2008 is the closest it’s ever come to rolling cameras, however it’s nonetheless going through obstacles. Final week, it was reported that Henry Cavill, who’s taking part in the brand new Connor MacLeod, was injured throughout preproduction, necessitating that principal pictures be pushed again. Now Cavill has seemingly addressed this Highlander shakeup on-line with a poem and images of his injured leg.
Admittedly, the previous Superman actor didn’t really point out Highlander in his Instagram publish, however he did accompany the picture of his leg propped up because it heals with the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley. See for your self:
We nonetheless don’t know precisely occurred to Henry Cavill’s leg whereas he was coaching for Highlander, solely that, as Deadline reported, it meanders filming is now anticipated to start till early subsequent yr. Maybe Cavill was instructed by the higher-ups at Amazon MGM Studios, which is dealing with Highlander’s launch beneath its United Artists banner as of this pas April, to not verify the circumstances of how he was injured. Regardless, we right here at CinemaBlend want him a speedy restoration. I additionally recognize that these footage included cameos from that lovable Frenchie and his Warhammer literature.
Henry Cavill was first reported to be in talks to hitch Highlander again in 2021, however it wasn’t till two years later that this was not solely confirmed, however that it was mentioned he’d play the lead character. Highlander was set to be the subsequent film the actor filmed following Enola Holmes 3 wrapping manufacturing in June, and he has numerous different tasks in improvement, together with the live-action Voltron film and Amazon Prime Video’s Warhammer 40,000 TV present. Alas, his mysterious leg harm is one more impediment for the Highlander reboot to beat to lastly be made.
This previous summer time additionally lastly noticed actors being introduced/reported to be becoming a member of Henry Cavill in Highlander. Russell Crowe’s casting as Ramirez was the primary of the bunch, adopted by , Dave Bautista as The Kurgan, Karen Gillan as Heather (Connor MacLeod’s mortal spouse), Djimon Hounsou as an unnamed immortal warrior from Africa, in addition to Marisa Abela and Max Zhang in undisclosed roles. Chad Stahelski is directing the reboot off a script written by Michael Finch.
Highlander nonetheless doesn’t have a launch date but, however perhaps that’s for one of the best proper now as Henry Cavill recuperates. In the meantime, you’ll be able to stream the actor’s final film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, on Starz, which is simple sufficient to incorporate as an add-on to your Hulu subscription or Amazon Prime Video subscription.