The cameras are rolling in Scotland, and the immortals are returning. According to Yahoo News UK, the long-awaited Highlander reboot has been spotted filming at an iconic Scottish castle, with first-look images giving fans their earliest glimpse at what the revived franchise could look like on screen.
There Can Be Only One — But Fans Have Opinions
For a property this beloved, the casting conversation is everything. The original 1986 film turned Christopher Lambert's Connor MacLeod and Sean Connery's scene-stealing Ramirez into icons, and any reboot has to answer the same fundamental question: who carries that broadsword into a new era? The Scottish castle setting confirms the production is leaning into the mythology hard, which means the lead casting needs someone who can sell both the ancient warrior and the fish-out-of-water modern immortal. That's a rare combination — and the fancasting community has been thinking about it for a while.
What myCast Fans Are Saying
The myCast community has been dreaming up Highlander casts across multiple stories, and the results are genuinely compelling. The most active conversation is happening in the Highlander story, which has racked up 48 votes across its nine roles — and the fan consensus at the top is hard to argue with.
Sam Heughan leads the pack as the top fan pick for Connor MacLeod with 13 votes, and honestly, it makes complete sense. The Outlander star has spent years proving he can do Scottish brooding, physical action, and emotional depth across centuries of storytelling — he's basically been training for this role on television. Close behind him, Antonio Banderas has earned 10 votes for the mentor role of Tak-Ne, the kind of charismatic, world-weary immortal guide that Connery made legendary. Banderas has exactly that energy.
The villain slot is no slouch either. Dave Bautista has picked up 5 votes for The Kurgan — the terrifying primary antagonist of the original — and that's an inspired choice. Bautista has been quietly building one of Hollywood's most underrated dramatic resumes, and a villainous, hulking immortal warrior could be his defining non-Marvel moment. Rounding out the major picks, leads for Heather MacLeod with 6 votes, has 5 votes for Sunda Kastagir, and tops the Brenda J. Wyatt role with 4 votes.