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There can be only one…injury.
Henry Cavill has reportedly been hurt while preparing for his next movie role in the highly anticipated “Highlander” remake, likely pushing production on the project back until next year.
The “Man of Steel” star, 42, sustained an unspecified injury while training for the long-awaited reboot, per Deadline.
As a result, production on the Amazon MGM Studios flick will likely be delayed until early 2026 rather than later this year, the outlet reported.
The Post has reached out to Cavill’s reps and Amazon MGM Studios for comment.
Set to star Cavill, Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou and Max Zhang, the new “Highlander” flick comes nearly 40 years after the original premiered back in 1986.
The initial action-fantasy film saw Christopher Lambert portray Connor MacLeod, an immortal Scottish swordsman who battles against an immortal Egyptian warrior named Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez (Sean Connery) across four centuries.
After exploding in popularity as a cult classic, “Highlander” spawned several sequels and a TV series that aired for six seasons from 1992 to 1997.
Although the reboot was not announced until June 2021, director Chad Stahelski discussed his plans for a “Highlander” remake as far back as May 2019.
“Luckily, the studio is really behind me in this,” Stahelski said of the “massive property” during an interview with Entertainment Weekly at the time. “I truly believe this is one of those properties that could actually sustain a good universe, meaning a TV show or something.”
“And to go out there, and just haphazardly throw together what we think would be a quick sword-fighting-immortal movie, I think would be a mistake,” he continued. “And honestly, the people behind this, the studio behind this, they’re dying for this to go.”
“If anything, I’m the one holding it back, and trying to creatively lay out everything,” Stahelski, who directed all of the “John Wick” films, added.
Cavill was announced to star in the remake in May 2021, and the “Justice League” actor surprised fans and opened up about the project during CinemaCon 2024.
“I am a lover of the original movies, for better or worse,” Cavill, who is a rumored frontrunner to play the next James Bond, said at the time. “It’s one of those things where reading the script, I wasn’t quite sure where they were going to go.”
“If you think you’ve seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything yet,” the “Witcher” star added.
However, plans changed earlier this year when “Highlander” was acquired by Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists banner from Lionsgate, where the movie had been in development since 2016.
Despite the change in production companies, the film was still moving forward without a hitch – until Cavill’s recent injury, that is.
