WWE Drew McIntyre will be Henry Cavill’s brother ‘Highlander’

The next Highlander The film will be a family issue, since fighter Drew McIntyre has joined the film as Henry Cavill’s brother.

By DeadlineThe two -time WWE champion will play Angus Macleod, brother of Cavill’s Connor. In the original film, Angus was played by James Cosmo; It is one of Connor’s cousins ​​that appear in flashbacks of the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. After Connor died and experienced his first acceleration, Angus was the only one who did not reject him directly and ordered his clan to banish his cousin instead of burning him at the stake.

Highlander Is it McIntyre’s second acting project? The murderer’s game From February and brings it out with the leadership of that film, Dave Bautista. In HighlanderThe couple joined with Cavill by launched Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Marisa Abela and Max Zhang. The director Chad Sthelski previously stated that this restart would bring some new additions to the mythology of the series, including some new immortals.

Preproduction in Highlander It was delayed after Cavill’s recent training injury. Production is now scheduled to begin at the beginning of 2026. We will have more news about the Highlander Restart as it emerges, which will clearly take some time while Cavill cures.

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