There might be just one…harm.
Henry Cavill has reportedly been harm whereas getting ready for his subsequent film function within the extremely anticipated “Highlander” remake, possible 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.
In consequence, manufacturing on the Amazon MGM Studios flick will possible be delayed till early 2026 reasonably than later this yr, the outlet reported.
The Submit 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 almost 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 reputation 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 stated of the “huge property” throughout an interview with Entertainment Weekly on the time. “I really imagine that is a kind of properties that might really maintain an excellent universe, which means a TV present or one thing.”
“And to go on the market, and simply haphazardly throw collectively what we predict can be a fast sword-fighting-immortal film, I feel can be a mistake,” he continued. “And actually, the individuals 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 every thing,” Stahelski, who directed all the “John Wick” movies, added.
Cavill was announced to star in 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 following James Bond, stated on the time. “It's a kind of issues the place studying the script, I wasn't fairly certain the place they had been going to go.”
“Should 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 transferring ahead with no hitch – till Cavill's latest harm, that's.
