First Look: Henry Cavill In New “Highlander”

After so many years in development, “John Wick” filmmaker Chad Stahelski’s “Highlander” reboot is finally on its way with the first photos released today to mark the start of filming in Scotland.

Premiering on Henry Cavill’s Instagram account, the shots showcase Cavill on-set in holy places – albeit of different religions – and wearing a long coat and sword in one of the shots.

Shooting was to have commenced last year, but Cavill sustained an injury during pre-production rehearsals, which delayed things several months.

Cavill is playing Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he is an immortal warrior. With the help of a swordsman named Ramirez (Russell Crowe), the Highlander battles other immortals across the centuries.

Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Marisa Abela, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou, Max Zhang, Drew McIntyre, Siobhán Cullen, Jun Jong-seo, Nassim Lyes and Kevin McKidd co-star.

Michael Finch wrote the script, Dan Laustsen is the cinematographer on the film, while Tyler Bates will handle the score and reportedly incorporate some of the original Queen soundtrack within it.

Amazon MGM Studios is expected to release the film sometime in 2027.