Henry Cavill's Highlander Reboot From John Wick Director 'Definitely One for the Fans,' Star Teases 'Insane' Fight Scenes

As filming for the Highlander reboot starring Henry Cavill continues, one of its stars has hyped up the action scenes fans can expect to see, while confirming one big character change. Siobhán Cullen plays Brenda in this new Highlander movie, directed by John Wick’s Chad Stahelski. The cult classic 1986 Highlander, starring Christopher Lambert as immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod and Sean Connery as his mentor, Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez, saw Roxanne Hart play NYC forensic scientist Brenda Wyatt. In the original movie, Brenda follows Connor hoping to make sense of his mysterious sword. She eventually uncovers the truth of not just Connor’s past, but his immortality. In an interview with Deadline, Cullen said the Brenda we’ll see in the new Highlander is “totally different.” “We find her at a different time in her life,” she added. “We find her getting into trouble and when she meets Connor on a pivotal night, as a mortal, she gets swept up in the world of immortals. Because she is mortal in this immortal world, she’s kind of the eyes of the audience because she is being introduced into this whole new world, which totally upends her whole understanding of humanity and ti