Tarzan actor Christopher Lambert, 67, is receiving physical therapy after a recent fall down the stairs.
The Highlander alum was forced to pull out of the Swedish sci-fi convention SciFi World abruptly, as his reps confirmed to TMZ.
The incident occurred a few months ago while he was staying in a hotel and he is now recovering from a back injury that requires physical therapy ahead of his role in Tulipomania which starts filming in the coming weeks.
‘As an actor, filming and promoting his films are an absolute priority and has always been, and while he has the highest respect for people organizing events and fans who attend; unfortunately, this time he will not be able to attend the Comic-Con.’
The reps cleared up the record after the convention claimed on their Facebook page that he had a ‘serious accident on Monday.’
They also claimed he wasn’t ‘allowed to travel or move for one month according to his doctor’ and sent him well wishes for a speedy recovery.
The French-American actor is best known for his roles as Tarzan in the 1984 movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and the 1986 hit action fantasy, Highlander.
As well as filming for Tulipomania starting imminently, he is also about to embark on the promotion of his new Amazon Prime docuseries, Eyes Everywhere from Simona Calo.
Per co-star Dean Michael Gregory’s Instagram, the docudrama ‘explores Society 5.0, where technology helps place humanity back at the centre.’
His recent projects include the 2022 horror thriller It’s Not Over and the 2018 gory mystery Shadow of the Wolf, in which he stars as Prof Moreau.
There is a reboot of Highlander in the works with Henry Cavill starring as the immortal 16th-century hero and directed by John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski.
FIlming for the remake, tipped for a 2026 release, will begin later this year after a few reported delays.
In an interview last year, the Witcher star teased what to expect.
‘If you think you’ve seen me do sword work before, you haven’t seen anything yet,’ he said.
Meanwhile, Chad told The Direct: ‘We’re bringing it forward from the early 1500s in the highlands to the beyond present-day New York and Hong Kong, and seeing how it goes.
‘There’s big opportunity for action. There’s a chance to play a character that not a lot of people get to play.
‘And it’s a bit of a love story, but not how you think. On John Wick, I learned a lot on how to bend the storytelling a little… another kind of myth.’
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