Doctor Who and Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran Karen Gillan is adding another major franchise to her resume, with this one being the most closely tied to her heritage yet. In August, it was announced that the actress would star in the Highlander reboot as Heather, the mortal wife of Cavill’s character, Connor MacLeod. Just like in the original movie, these new versions of Connor and Heather will both hail from Scotland, and even better, Gillan’s story about landing her role in Highlander is extremely Scottish.
Gillan detailed the story behind how she boarded Highlander while speaking with BASIC Magazine. Since she was born in Inverness, a city resting in the Scottish Highlands, in 1987, two years after the release of the original Highlander, she welcomed the opportunity to come aboard the reboot, explaining:
