Henry Cavill’s Highlander Reboot Filming Start Window Reportedly Revealed After Delay

Henry Cavill Highlander reportedly changed its production start yet again. THE Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill as main character Connor MacLeod and will be directed by John WickChad Stahelski, is a new feature film in the fantasy series about warring immortals that began with Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert’s 1986 film of the same name. It eventually grew into a sprawling multimedia franchise that now includes five live-action films, an animated film, three television shows, a web series, books, comics, video games and more.

The fantasy-centric site Redanian Intelligence reports that the Highlander reboot is now targeting a May 2025 production start date after delays apparently related to scheduling conflicts with Cavill’s next film Voltron film. This is yet another delay for the reboot, which had already been pushed back to January 2025 while Stahelski handled reshoots for the next John Wick spin off Ballerinadirected by Len Wiseman. However, there has not yet been any adjustment to the fantasy film’s 2026 release window.

What does this mean for Highlander

Henry Cavill’s film could still reach its release window

That Highlander The report may be one in a series of recent delays, but it could reveal that the film is still on track. While there aren’t many fantasy films with the same budget level released in a given year, precedent may still offer some insight into whether the May 2025 start date will allow the film to maintain the 2026 release window. Below, see production schedules for several comparable fantasy outings from the last two years:

It appears that the average time for principal photography for previous fantasy films was around five months, generally followed by around seven to eight months of post-production and promotion before the release date. If Highlander In fact, starting filming in May 2025 and following this timeline of approximately 13 months, the debut of Henry Cavill’s new character could indeed take place before the end of 2026. However, it would likely not be ready until the end of the year, with a possible release window sometime between late June and December.

Our opinion on the Highlander report

The viability of the franchise is still questionable

It remains to be seen whether this delay in Henry Cavill’s reboot helps or hurts the film. If it hits the 2026 release window, it will come nearly two full decades after the 2007 debut of the previous film. Highlander film. This hiatus may have allowed franchise room nostalgia to growbut it could also mean that overall interest in the franchise has waned and that any further delays could pose increasingly greater challenges. Ultimately, only the film’s commercial performance will determine the true outcome.

Source: Redanian Intelligence