2026 is shaping up to be a big year for Henry Cavill, and it’s going to start soon with the release of In The Grey. The new action movie co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza González, and it hails from director Guy Ritchie. In The Grey wrapped filming over two years ago, but the film was left hanging in limbo for a while, until it was confirmed earlier this year that it would premiere in April. It was later pushed back to May 15, where it sits comfortably. Cavill will star in another big movie this year, Voltron, along with Sterling K. Brown. The live-action film is a remake of the popular 80s action show of the same name, and it was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.
However, the biggest project in development for Cavill right now is a Highlander reboot, which is being directed by Chad Stahelski (director of all four John Wick movies). Cavill co-stars alongside other tenured Hollywood veterans like Russell Crowe and Dave Bautista in the film, which has been in production for months now. After Cavill shared the first look images from the Highlander set earlier this year, Amazon MGM took the opportunity during its panel at CinemaCon to share the first official footage from the film. Highlander promises to boast all the signature John Wick action that fans of Stahelski’s films are accustomed to, but also with fantasy and sci-fi elements to back it up. All that, paired with the star power of Cavill, Crowe, and Bautista, leaves Highlander as one of the most anticipated movies of the next few years.
Straight from the set of Highlander, Henry Cavill delivered a message to the crowd at CinemaCon and introduced a first-look clip. In it, we saw Cavill kicking ass and taking names as the legendary Connor MacLeod. We also heard from director Chad Stahelski, who explained his connection to the film, having been a fan of it since childhood. Meanwhile, other cast members, like Dave Bautista and MarisaAbela filled in audiences on the brutal plot that sees numerous immortal warriors fight to the last man standing. Stahelski will definitely bring the iconic story to a modern day audience and put his own stamp on the classic story.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
The original Highlander film starred Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, who Henry Cavill will play in the reboot. Crowe has been tapped to play Ramirez, who was originally portrayed by Sean Connery, and Crowe has also confirmed that he will bring the signature Spanish accent to the character. Clancy Brown also starred in the original Highlander as Kurgan, the same role Dave Bautista has been tasked with playing in the remake. Other cast members for Highlander, which is being written by Ryan J. Condal, include Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, Karen Gillan, and more.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Henry Cavill’s Highlander.
