UPDATE: Crowe has been confirmed to be portraying Ramírez per Deadline.
ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS: Things are finally progressing forward for Henry Cavill and director Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot. Filming is slated to begin in September, and the cast is starting to take shape.
Per Collider, Russell Crowe has joined the film in an undisclosed role. Crowe and Cavill previously worked together on Zack Snyder's Man of Steel.
Based on Highlander lore, Crowe could be playing a new version of Sean Connery's Ramírez if the remake is reimagining the first, 1986 film.
However, plot details on the remake are virtually non-existent at this point, and Cavill has dropped hints in the past that the reboot will also acknowledge the 1992 Highlander TV series.
If Crowe isn't playing Ramírez, he's likely playing the film's villain or potentially portraying a Watcher. In franchise lore, the Watchers are a secret organization of mortal humans who observe and record the lives and activities of Immortals but never interfere.
While Henry Cavill’s long-anticipated Highlander reboot seems first out of the gate, it’s just one part of a packed slate of genre-heavy projects the actor has lined up at Amazon Studios.
In addition to donning the mantle of an immortal swordsman, Cavill is also leading the charge on Amazon’s ambitious adaptation of Warhammer 40,000, where he will not only star but also serve as a creative force behind the development of the franchise’s first cinematic universe. The grimdark sci-fi property, beloved by fans worldwide, marks one of Cavill’s most personal and monumental undertakings.
Cavill is also attached to MGM’s upcoming live-action Voltron movie, continuing his evolution as a powerhouse presence in the world of fantasy and science fiction.
For those unfamiliar with the Highlander mythos, the story centers on a hidden race of immortals living secretly among humans.
These beings are locked in a centuries-spanning battle known as The Gathering, where the only path to victory is through decapitation.
The last surviving immortal is said to gain immense power, though the origins of their ancient battle remain mysterious.
The immortals live by three sacred rules:
- No fighting on holy ground
- All duels must be one-on-one
- In the end, there can be only one
The Highlander franchise began with the cult 1986 film starring Christopher Lambert as Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod, and quickly grew into a multi-generational saga.
It spawned four sequels and truly hit its stride with the 1992 television series, which introduced Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod.
Running for six seasons and 119 episodes, the show solidified Highlander as a cornerstone of fantasy television, even inspiring two spin-off series.
Now, with Cavill stepping into the immortal arena, the beloved franchise is set for a bold new revival, alongside several other massive genre properties that further entrench his status as one of modern cinema’s defining heroic figures.