Highlander Set Photos Reveal First Look at Henry Cavill and Karen Gillan Filming 16th-Century Flashback Scenes in Scotland

Henry Cavill and Karen Gillan are among the Hollywood stars successful Scotland filming what look similar flashback scenes for the caller Highlander movie.

Highlander, from John Wick steward Chad Stahelski, is simply a reboot of the cult classical 1986 Highlander, starring Christopher Lambert arsenic immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod and Sean Connery arsenic his mentor, Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez.

In this caller version, Superman prima Henry Cavill plays immortal sword maestro Connor MacLeod, who was calved successful 1518. Based connected caller acceptable photos, Highlander, similar the archetypal movie, volition see flashbacks to MacLeod’s 16th-century origins successful the Scottish highlands. As reported by the BBC, the acceptable photos amusement Cavill successful good signifier with agelong hairsbreadth and tartan clothing.

Meanwhile, Scottish histrion Karen Gillan, who played Nebula successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe, posted a fig of images connected Instagram showing her quality retired and astir astatine Eilean Donan Castle. She plays Heather MacLeod, Connor's archetypal wife.

Gladiator's Russell Crowe, who plays Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, is besides successful Scotland filming Highlander, arsenic is MCU prima Dave Bautista, who plays villain Kurgan, and Trainspotting histrion Kevin McKidd. WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre plays Angus MacLeod, Connor's member and chieftain of Clan MacLeod.

A Highlander trailer was revealed down closed doors past period astatine CinemaCon, wherever IGN was successful attendance. The presumption began with a connection from Cavill from the acceptable (Cavill had to intermission filming owed to a limb wounded helium sustained past twelvemonth portion grooming for the movie, which delayed accumulation to aboriginal 2026). The footage itself, acceptable to Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You,’ saw The Kurgan archer Connor MacLeod: “When my sword changes history, you volition person a beforehand enactment seat.”

Cavill swordfighting scenes evoke the code of the John Wick movies. That makes a batch of sense, fixed Highlander has been described arsenic ‘John Wick with swords.’

Highlander is acceptable successful beyond present-day New York and Hong Kong, with Connor MacLeod forced into conflict astatine The Gathering. In Highlander lore, The Gathering is simply a summoning that forces the immortal warriors to look each different successful what's called the Game, leaving conscionable 1 alive.

Last month, Siobhán Cullen, who plays Brenda successful Highlander, hyped up the enactment scenes, saying the movie is “definitely 1 for the fans,” adding: “some of the warring scenes I’ve seen are conscionable insane.”

“It’s breathtaking to enactment with idiosyncratic who is truthful fluent successful the connection of action, and it’s similar there’s this full different publication that’s happening that is parallel to our dialogue,” she continued. “The subtext and unthinkable item to quality is unthinkable and I’m conscionable a keen student.”

There's nary merchandise day yet for Highlander.

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