Immortals were all subconsciously drawn towards one another, but it doesn't forcibly compel them to fight. That black dude had a nice chat and coffee with Conner before he went off to fight and lose to The Kurgan.
https://highlander.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gathering
I think the only "significant" dead actors from the franchise are Sean Connery and Mako, and since everybody likes to unfairly lump 3 in with 2 that really just leaves Connery.
the deluxe version of an ea play subscription i assume. lets you play stuff thats new rather than having to wait until its at least a year old (or whatever the cutoff for standard ea play is)
Highlander 3 is actually fine, it's a direct sequel to the first movie and pretends Highlander 2 never happened. It's a lot like the first one with more polish, although the rough 80s lack of polish is a big part of the magic of the first one.