Cavill Back on Set for Highlander Action!

Cavill Back on Set for Highlander Action!

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 looked the picture of health as he joined  on the set of the Highlander remake at London's Westminster Abbey on Sunday night.

The Superman star, 42, was back in front of the cameras after a painful injury he suffered during training for the cult fantasy flick brought filming to a halt last year. 

Henry, who stars as immortal hero Connor MacLeod, looked bruised and bloodied following the scenes that saw him and his co-star hang from a wire.

He sported a a leather jacket over combat trousers and a dark hoodie which he went shirtless beneath, teasing a glimpse of his hairy chest.

Meanwhile Guardian's Of The Galaxy star Dave, 57, looked incredibly menacing as blood soaked priest for his role as villain The Kurgan, played in the 1986 film by Clancy Brown. 

He sported a bushy beard and shoulder length hair was slicked back from his face in a reimagined version of the sword-wielding barbarian. 

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Henry Cavill (pictured) looked the picture of health as he joined Dave Bautista on the set of the Highlander remake at London's Westminster Abbey on Sunday night

The Superman star (left) was back in front of the cameras after a painful injury he suffered during training for the reboot action flick brought filming to a halt last year (Dave, right)

The two actors filmed the dramatic stunt scenes that saw them dangled over a car while co-star Siobhan Cullen sped through on a motorbike.

Despite being foes on screen Dave and Henry appeared in great spirits and shared a giggle when the cameras weren't rolling. 

In director Russell Mulcahy's original Highlander, Christopher Lambert played Connor MacLeod, 16th century Scottish warrior who discovers he is immortal unless his head is severed.

He gets initiated into the secret world of immortals by the virtuoso swordsman Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, memorably portrayed by the late Sean Connery.

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The film went on to spawn a hugely successful TV series of the same name.

The reboot's cast also features Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan and Jeremy Irons and is being directed by Chad Stahelski, who helmed all the John Wick movies.

Henry spoke about taking on the role of MacLeod in at CinemaCon in April 2024 and revealed that he was doing extra preparation for the production and referenced his Netflix show The Witcher, famous for its legendary battle scenes. 

He said: 'If you thought you’d seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything yet.'

Henry, who stars as hero Connor MacLeod, looked bruised and bloodied following the scenes that saw him and his co-star hang from a wire

He sported a a leather jacket over combat trousers and a dark hoodie which he went shirtless beneath, teasing a glimpse of his hairy chest

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Meanwhile Guardian's Of The Galaxy star Dave, 57, looked incredibly menacing as blood soaked priest for his role as villain The Kurgan, played in the 1986 film by Clancy Brown 

He sported a bushy beard and shoulder length hair was slicked back from his face in a reimagined version of the sword-wielding barbarian

Despite being foes on screen Dave and Henry appeared in great spirits and shared a giggle when the cameras weren't rolling

The two actors filmed the dramatic stunt scenes that saw them dangled over a car while co-star Siobhan Cullen sped through on a motorbike

Between takes Dave wrapped up warm in a long coat 

During one scene Dave's villainous character wielded his sword 

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The British actor is reprising the role made famous by Christopher Lambert in the 1986 original - that of a 16th century Scottish warrior who discovers he is immortal 

The dramatic scenes saw the actors work into the early hours 

In director Russell Mulcahy's original Highlander, Christopher Lambert played Connor MacLeod, 16th century Scottish warrior who discovers he is immortal 

It was announced that Aaron had signed a deal with the official watch provider of the  franchise Omega, leaving film-lovers in a frenzy. 

Following the news, bets placed on Taylor-Johnson to become the latest actor 'with a license to kill' surged by a whopping three times on Thursday compared to the previous fortnight, according to Oddschecker. 

Bookies' odds on the 35-year-old have since been slashed with Aaron edging closer to second favourite .

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