Jeremy Irons is set to join Man of Steel star Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski's Highlander reboot. If you watched Highlander: The Series, you'll likely be aware that The Watchers were an order of humans who made it their mission to record the lives and activities of immortals. Russell Crowe is also on board as MacLeod's mentor and fellow immortal warrior, Ramirez, who was played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original. There’s a chance to play a character that not a lot of people get to play. The project was initially set up at Lionsgate, but jumped ship to Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists earlier this year.