Following her time playing Amy Pond in Doctor Who, Karen Gillan transitioned into a full-fledged movie star from playing Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Ruby Roundhouse in the modern Jumanji movies, amongst other projects. Now the actress has added another franchise to her resume, as she’ll star opposite Henry Cavill in the Highlander reboot. While the casting itself is interesting enough, what’s even better is how Gillan reacted to the news.
First things first, THR revealed today that Gillan has come aboard Highlander to play Heather, the mortal wife of Cavill’s character, Conor MacLeod. Heather was played by Beatie Edney in the original Highlander, but it’s unclear if the reboot will use Gillan’s version in roughly the same way or if the character will be utilized differently, perhaps with her role expanded. In any case, Gillan , most recently seen in The Life of Chuck, said the following on Instagram when she passed along the news of her casting:
