Highlander ’s filming may have been delayed due to Henry Cavill getting injured during preproduction , but the long-awaited reboot is still making progress forward. The latest update comes in the form of another casting, as Jeremy Irons has joined the new take on the 1986 fantasy cult classic. Not only does the role he’s playing sound fascinating, but this also means we’re getting a DC Extended Universe reunion in Highlander .

Jeremy Irons played Alfred Pennyworth in the defunct superhero franchise, and while he didn’t share any scenes with Henry Cavill ’s Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , they did briefly cross paths in Justice League (both cuts). For Highlander , THR has shared that like Dave Bautista, Irons is playing one of the movie’s antagonists. While

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