Following her time enjoying Amy Pond in Physician Who, Karen Gillan transitioned right into a full-fledged film star from enjoying Nebula within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Ruby Roundhouse within the fashionable Jumanji motion pictures, amongst different initiatives. Now the actress has added one other franchise to her resume, as she’ll star reverse Henry Cavill within the Highlander reboot. Whereas the casting itself is fascinating sufficient, what’s even higher is how Gillan reacted to the information.
First issues first, THR revealed immediately that Gillan has come aboard Highlander to play Heather, the mortal spouse of Cavill’s character, Conor MacLeod. Heather was performed by Beatie Edney within the unique Highlander, but it surely’s unclear if the reboot will use Gillan’s model in roughly the identical method or if the character might be utilized in a different way, maybe along with her function expanded. In any case, Gillan , most just lately seen in The Lifetime of Chuck, mentioned the next on Instagram when she handed alongside the information of her casting:
My dialect coach can sit this one out…so excited to be an precise Highlander in ‘Highlander’!!! #therecanbeonlyone
Karen Gillan is referring to the truth that she’s Scottish, as a result of within the unique Highlander, Conor MacLeod lived within the Scottish Highlands within the sixteenth century earlier than he grew to become an immortal warrior. It seems like we will count on the identical from Henry Cavill’s Conor, although whether or not or not he’ll nonetheless have that accent within the current day stays to be seen. For Gillan, this implies she may be her genuine Scottish self in Highlander slightly than undertake a distinct accent like she did when enjoying Nebula and Ruby. Sorry, Karen’s appearing coach, you’ll want to search out another person to work with because the long-awaited reboot is taking pictures.
This may also now function a Guardians of the Galaxy reunion, as Dave Bautista, who co-starred with Karen Gillan in these Marvel motion pictures as Drax, has been solid as The Kurgan. The lineup of Highlander actors additionally consists of Russell Crowe as Ramirez (Crowe and Cavill beforehand labored collectively on Man of Metal) and Business’s Marisa Abela in an undisclosed function. Chad Stahelski, whom Lionsgate gave inventive oversight over each the Highlander and John Wick franchises, is directing the function off a script written by Michael Finch.
Highlander is predicted to start filming on the finish of September, however there’s no phrase but about when it will likely be launched in theaters. Karen Gillan’s different upcoming motion pictures embody Let’s Have Children!, The Journey and Jumanji 4, the latter of which is scheduled for December 11 on the 2026 motion pictures schedule.