The cast of the upcoming reimagining of Highlander is just getting better and better . Henry Cavill leads the ensemble that includes Russell Crowe and Dave Bautista, and now we know that Karen Gillan, the genre queen best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Jumanji franchises, is joining the mix.
In a way, it’s a film she was born to be in. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of Gillan’s casting, and she reposted it on X with the comment “Dialect coach can sit this one out…” Highlander , of course, is largely set in Scotland, Gillan’s home country, so there will be no Nebula voice here. Just pure Karen Gillan.
Highlander is a sweeping epic across the ages about eternal beings fighting each other until only one remains. We follow Conn