There can be only one? Not for this movie.
The Highlander remakes call sheet keeps getting longer and longer asSiobhn Cullen, Jun Jong-seo, Nassim Lyes, and Kevin McKidd have joined theAmazon MGMs remake of the 1980s cult classic.
The luminous roll call has Henry Cavill leading a cast that already includes Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Jeremy Ironsand Djimon Hounsou, as well asMax Zhang and Drew McIntyre.
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 the fall, butwas pushedafter Cavill sustained an injury during pre-production. Filming 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 (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.Irons is the storys other antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who keep an eye on the immortals and see them as a threat to humanity.
Cullen is playing a police psychiatrist who discovers the existence of immortals and wants to help MacLeod.
Jongs character is part of the Watcher sect, while Lyes is an immortal pursuing MacLoed. It is not immediately clear who McKidd is playing.
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.
Cullen is an Irish actress who was one of the stars of Bodkin, Netflixs black comedy set in the Emerald Isles, and is currently starring in the second season of black comedyObituary, streaming on Hulu. She is repped by Tapestry and Conway van Gelder Grant.
Korean actor Jong-seomost recently starred as the lead ofProject Y,which premiered at this years Toronto Film Festival. Best known for her breakout role in Lee Chang DongsBurning, which became South Koreas first film to make the shortlist for the Academy Awards for best foreign film, she made her Hollywood debut in the lead role of Mona Lisain Ana Lily AmirpoursMona Lisa and the Blood Moon.Jong-seo is repped by UTA, Goodman Genow and AndMarq.
Lyes appeared in French creature featureUnder Paris, Netflixs number two most popular non-English movie of all time, which was released in 2024. A former national kick-boxing champion in France, Lyes made his English-language debut alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in Gideon Raffs limited-seriesThe Spy.Lyes is repped by WME, Artist International Group and Adquat in France.
Scotsman McKidd is best known for hislong-running role as Dr. Owen Hunt on ABCs hit medical dramaGreys Anatomy(over 370 episodes served!). He also appeared in last years Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni drama It Ends with Us. McKidd is repped by WME and Independent Talent Group.










