Henry Cavill Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Henry Cavill's Highlander, which was set to go into principal photography this month, will now be pushed into 2026 after the actor sustained an injury during pre-production, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The type of injury was unclear, but the project had been putting the final pieces on its sprawling cast as it barrelled towards production in the coming weeks. It is now aiming to film at the top of next year. Chad Stahelski is at the helm of the long-gestating project, which the filmmaker has been developing for nearly a decade. It spent years at Lionsgate before moving to Amazon MGM Studios. Related Stories Movies Djimon Hounsou Joins Henry Cavill in 'Highlander' Remake (Exclusive) Movies Karen Gillan Joins Henry Cavill in 'Highlander' Remake (Exclusive) The remake of the 1980s classic about immortal warriors also stars Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou and Max Zhang. Cavill, 42, has been training for months for the project, teasing at CinemaCon in 2024: "If you think you've seen me do sword work before, you haven't seen anything yet." The original film starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, and spawned sequels and a TV series. The new film has a screenplay from John Wick: Chapter 4 scribe Michael Finch, and is produced by UA's Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt alongside Neal H. Moritz, Stahelski's 87Eleven Entertainment, Josh Davis of Davis Panzer Productions and Louise Rosner. Cavill, who rose to global fame playing Superman in Zack Snyder's DC movies, is looking to Highlander to be a potential franchise starter. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Obituaries David Weitzner, Marketing Exec on 'Star Wars,' 'E.T.' and 'This Is Spinal Tap,' Dies at 86 This Is Spinal Tap 'Spinal Tap' Members Recall Reaction When Pitching Original Film: "You've Never Seen More Bewildered Faces in Your Life" Oldenburg Film Festival Guillaume Campanacci Gets Thrifty With Oldenburg's 'The Silent Sinner': "It Was Made for Literally Nothing" Oldenburg Film Festival John Connors' Oldenburg-Bound 'Crazy Love' Keeps Up a Fantastic Run of Form for Irish Cinema: "We Hit Above Our Weight" Oldenburg International Film Festival 'Keep Quiet' Review: A Stellar Lou Diamond Phillips Helps Police Procedural Transcend Genre Clichés Toronto International Film Festival Paul Shaffer to Get Feature Doc Treatment (Exclusive) Obituaries David Weitzner, Marketing Exec on 'Star Wars,' 'E.T.' and 'This Is Spinal Tap,' Dies at 86 This Is Spinal Tap 'Spinal Tap' Members Recall Reaction When Pitching Original Film: "You've Never Seen More Bewildered Faces in Your Life" Oldenburg Film Festival Guillaume Campanacci Gets Thrifty With Oldenburg's 'The Silent Sinner': "It Was Made for Literally Nothing" Oldenburg Film Festival John Connors' Oldenburg-Bound 'Crazy Love' Keeps Up a Fantastic Run of Form for Irish Cinema: "We Hit Above Our Weight" Oldenburg International Film Festival 'Keep Quiet' Review: A Stellar Lou Diamond Phillips Helps Police Procedural Transcend Genre Clichés Toronto International Film Festival Paul Shaffer to Get Feature Doc Treatment (Exclusive)