There will be just one…harm.
Henry Cavill has reportedly been harm whereas making ready for his subsequent film position within the extremely anticipated “Highlander” remake, doubtless pushing manufacturing on the venture again till subsequent yr.
The “Man of Metal” star, 42, sustained an unspecified harm whereas coaching for the long-awaited reboot, per Deadline.
Because of this, manufacturing on the Amazon MGM Studios flick will doubtless be delayed till early 2026 quite than later this yr, the outlet reported.
The Put up has reached out to Cavill’s reps and Amazon MGM Studios for remark.
Set to star Cavill, Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou and Max Zhang, the brand new “Highlander” flick comes practically 40 years after the unique premiered again in 1986.
The preliminary action-fantasy movie noticed Christopher Lambert painting Connor MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman who battles in opposition to an immortal Egyptian warrior named Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez (Sean Connery) throughout 4 centuries.
After exploding in recognition as a cult basic, “Highlander” spawned a number of sequels and a TV collection that aired for six seasons from 1992 to 1997.
Though the reboot was not introduced till June 2021, director Chad Stahelski mentioned his plans for a “Highlander” remake way back to Might 2019.
“Fortunately, the studio is basically behind me on this,” Stahelski mentioned of the “huge property” throughout an interview with Leisure Weekly on the time. “I actually consider that is a kind of properties that would truly maintain a great universe, that means a TV present or one thing.”
“And to go on the market, and simply haphazardly throw collectively what we predict could be a fast sword-fighting-immortal film, I believe could be a mistake,” he continued. “And actually, the folks behind this, the studio behind this, they’re dying for this to go.”
“If something, I’m the one holding it again, and attempting to creatively lay out all the things,” Stahelski, who directed all the “John Wick” movies, added.
Cavill was introduced to star within the remake in Might 2021, and the “Justice League” actor stunned followers and opened up concerning the venture throughout CinemaCon 2024.
“I’m a lover of the unique films, for higher or worse,” Cavill, who’s a rumored frontrunner to play the subsequent James Bond, mentioned on the time. “It’s a kind of issues the place studying the script, I wasn’t fairly certain the place they have been going to go.”
“When you assume you’ve seen me do sword work earlier than, you haven’t seen something but,” the “Witcher” star added.
Nevertheless, plans modified earlier this yr when “Highlander” was acquired by Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists banner from Lionsgate, the place the film had been in growth since 2016.
Regardless of the change in manufacturing corporations, the movie was nonetheless shifting ahead and not using a hitch – till Cavill’s current harm, that’s.
