COME ON, EILEAN! REBOOT FILMS AT CLASSIC CASTLE…

It would appear that the London leg of Highlander filming is now complete and production has moved on to various Scottish locations for some familiar, historic parts of the story…

One of the most famous locations is, of course, Eilean Donan Castle – used in the original film and a major tourist attraction for international visitors. The film has been on location there for around a week and the normally busy site has been temporarily closed to the public. (As well as a place to visit, it is a site normally available to host private events and weddings etc).

Various nearby elements built to reproduce 16th Century Scotland include thatched cottages and muddied streets. It is believed the production is also shooting around the Glen Nevis area  (likely doubling for Glencoe) and will then move on to Old Man of Storr and Quiraing on the Isle of Skye in the next week.

The Scottish newspaper The Herald has managed to grab long-distance shots of some of the cast, including Henry Cavill (Connor) and Karen Gillan (Heather).  Cavill boasted a look very reminiscent of Christopher Lambert’s period attire in the first movie and Gillan looks very active in her role, brandishing a sword and shouting a warning to the crowd of ‘villagers’. It is believed that the older Highland aspects of the story may be even more prominent in the reboot than they were in the original which could tie-in to the idea that director Chad Stahelski would like to make a trilogy of films, detailing more aspects of the MacLeod story over the centuries.

Local photographer Colin McNeil was also on location and has graciously allowed Highlander WorldWide to show some of his images from the shoot… (thanks also to Andrew Jeffrey).