Henry Cavill suffers injury while training for Highlander film

Actor Henry Cavill has suffered an injury during training ahead of filming for the remake of the Highlander film.

The British actor, best known for TV series The Witcher, playing Superman in Man Of Steel, and more recently Sherlock Holmes in the Enola Holmes film series, was hurt just days before the film was due to start production. Filming for the reboot of the 1980s classic will now begin in 2026, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The cast includes Gladiator actor Russell Crowe, who worked with Cavill on Man Of Steel, as well as former Doctor Who star Karen Gillan, and Dave Bautista - known for roles in Dune and as Drax in the Guardians Of The Galaxy trilogy. Cavill, 42, was injured during pre-production of the Amazon MGM Studios' United Artists (UA) film.

Highlander, which is being directed by Chad Stahelski, is based on the original 1986 film of the same name. The film starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery and is about an ancient battle between immortal warriors.

The fantasy-action film was followed up with several sequels, including Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994), and Highlander: Endgame (2000). Read more from Sky News:Mercury Prize nominees for 2025Brosnan on 'The Thursday Murder Club'Stars boycott Israeli film companies An alternate sequel to the original film was also produced as a TV spin-off series in 1992.

Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April, Cavill told The Hollywood Reporter he was a "lover of the original movies, for better or worse" and was currently in training to play the immortal Scottish hero. He added: "If you think you've seen me do sword work before, you haven't seen anything yet." There has been no word on what type of injury Cavill suffered or how it occurred..