Henry Cavill’s long-gestating Highlander reboot is now in the heat of production, and while it still does not have a spot on the release calendar, it can safely be considered one of the most anticipated movies in development right now. Backed by Amazon MGM, which shared new footage from the film earlier this week at CinemaCon, Highlander is a reboot of the 1986 film of the same name starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. Chad Stahelski, famed for his work directing all four of the Keanu Reeves-led John Wick movies, has been tapped to direct Highlander with a script from House of the Dragon creator Ryan J. Condal. Henry Cavill shared the first-look photos from behind the scenes of Highlander earlier this year on his personal Instagram, but no new images have been released since.
It was around this time that Amazon began filling out the cast of Highlander around Cavill, who was the first one attached to star in the project. Collider was first to report the involvement of legendary actor Russell Crowe, who has been tapped to star in the film as Ramirez, the same mentor role that Connery played in the 1986 original. Surrounding Crowe and Cavill in Highlander are Dave Bautista (The Wrecking Crew), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Jeremy Irons (Batman vs. Superman), Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond), and Marisa Abela (Industry). Over the weekend, Highlander star Russell Crowe took to his personal X account to share an image of himself training for Highlander. Crowe may have lost a step since his younger days, but it appears he’s ready to get back into Gladiator shape to feature with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood for the blockbuster action remake.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Happens in ‘Highlander’
While Amazon MGM has yet to release an official synopsis for Henry Cavill’s Highlander reboot, the synopsis for the original reads as follows:
“An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled Prize.”
It’s a safe bet that the new Highlander movie will follow a roughly similar trajectory to the original, but there will likely be some changes. Right now, the film does not have a release date, but the most likely window for its premiere is sometime in either Q3 or Q4 of 2027.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe’s Highlander reboot, and watch the original film on Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi, or Pluto TV.
