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Henry Cavill was injured while preparing for his next movie, Highlander.
Per outlets including Deadline, the 42-year-old English actor sustained an unspecified injury during his training amid the film’s pre-production.
Highlander is Amazon MGM Studios’ remake of the 1986 fantasy-adventure film starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. Production will be delayed on the reboot due to Cavill’s injury, with shooting to begin instead in 2026.
Reps for Cavill and Amazon MGM Studios did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The new Highlander costars Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou and Max Zhang. It’s directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Michael Finch, both collaborators on the action-packed John Wick franchise.
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A tale of immortal warriors battling across time, Highlander gained popularity following its 1986 release, resulting in several sequels and a TV series.
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Cavill teased the new Highlander at CinemaCon in 2024, promising that he and his fellow filmmakers were “going deep into these characters,” as Deadline reported at the time. Referencing his work on fantasy-action series The Witcher, he quipped, “If you thought you’d seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything yet.”
Among the other upcoming projects on Cavill’s plate are Enola Holmes 3, Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Voltron and Guy Ritchie’s In the Grey.
