Jeremy Irons, a triple crown of acting achiever thanks to Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award wins, is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Highlander, Amazon MGMs remake of the 1980s cult classic.

The luminous call has Henry Cavill leading a cast that already includes Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillanand Djimon Hounsou.

The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGMs United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release. Production was to have started in late September/early October but was pushed after Cavill sustained an injury during pre-production. Production will now begin in early 2026.

Cavillis playing Connor MacLeod, a Medieval Scottish Highlander who discovers he is an immortal warrior. With the help of a swordsman named Ramirez, to be played by Crowe, the titular Highlander battles other immortals across the centuries, until, as the line in the original 1986 movie exclaimed, There can be only one.

Bautista is playing The Kurgen, the movies top villain, while Gillan is MacLeods Scottish and very mortal wife. Hounsou is an immortal warrior from Africa, while Abela is MacLeods modern romantic interest. Max Zhang and Drew McIntyre are also in the cast.

In a part that could be juicy, Irons will play the movies other antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who are keeping an eye on the immortals and see them as a threat to humanity. Michael Finch wrote the script for the remake. Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt are producing via United Artists, alongside Neal H. Moritz, Stahelskis 87Eleven Entertainment, Josh Davis of Davis Panzer Productions and Louise Rosner.

An acting veteran of stage and screens big and small, Irons is known for his range of projects, from historical dramas to action pieces. He is part of the cast of season four of Apple TV+s The Morning Show, earned an Emmy nomination for HBOs comic book limited series Watchmen, played butler Alfred Pennyworth in a series of DC movies, including 2023s The Flash, and ris eprising his role of a shady former CIA director in Amazons The Beekeeper 2, now in production.

Irons is repped by CAA.