Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is set to star in an upcoming reboot of classic 1986 fantasy film Highlander, joining Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe and other stars in the cast
Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has been cast in Amazon MGM’s upcoming reboot of Highlander – the 1986 fantasy classic starring Sean Connery. The reboot was announced earlier this year, with the likes of Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista and Marisa Abela joining the cast.
The original action-fantasy film starred Christopher Lambert as a swordsman in 16th century Scotland who becomes immortal after initially dying in 1536. The film also starred Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart and Celia Imrie.
In the reboot, The Witcher’s Henry Cavill will star as lead Connor MacLeod, while Russell Crowe plays his mentor, immortal warrior Ramirez.
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Now, Karen Gillan has been announced to take on the role of Heather, Connor’s immortal wife. Karen shared the news on Instagram today.
“My dialect coach can sit this one out… so excited to be an actual Highlander in Highlander.”
Karen is best known for playing Amy Pond alongside Matt Smith’s Doctor Who in the popular BBC sci-fi series. After leaving the breakout role after three years in 2013, Karen appeared in the Jumanji film series an the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nebula.
Last December, she welcomed her first child – a daughter named Clementine – with her American comedian husband Nick Kocher.
The Highlander reboot is set to see Karen’s Marvel co-star Dave Bautista take on the role of ruthless warrior The Kurgen. Industry’s Marisa Abela will also be playing a leading role.
Back in May, it was revealed that Karen would be returning to Doctor Who for a special episode of its behind-the-scenes show Unleashed. She’ll be joining co-star Arthur Darvill, who played Rory Williams during her stint on the show.
This week, the BBC shared a huge update on the future of Doctor Who after star Ncuti Gatwa’s sudden exit a few months back.
The BBC’s new head of content Kate Phillips squashed rumours that the show wouldn’t return if Disney did not choose to fund future series. She said at the Edinburgh TV Festival: “Rest assured Doctor Who is going nowhere.
“Disney has been a great partnership and it continues with The War Between The Land And The Sea next year.”
She added: “With or without Disney, Doctor Who will still be on the BBC.”
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