Summary
The first trailer for Ridley Scott’sGladiator 2has arrived, revealing Paul Mescal as Denzel Washington’s weapon against the twisted emperors of Rome. The upcoming sequel comes over 20 years after the original movie, also directed by Scott, debuted in 2000.Gladiator 2features a mostly new castthat includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington. However, a handful of actors, such as Connie Nielsen, reprise their roles from the first movie.
Now,Paramount Pictureshas shared the first trailer forGladiator 2ahead of the movie’s release this November. Check it out below:
The trailer revealsa grown-up Lucius (Mescal) is now a gladiator himself, working as a weapon for Washington’s Macrinus against powerful, corrupt forces in the Roman Empire. Amid action scenes in the Coliseum involving people fighting, as well as larger scenes of warfare, it’s revealed Lucius has a score to settle with General Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal). The two are seen clashing swords, covered in blood, before the trailer ends.
The Gladiator 2 Trailer Teases An Exciting, Worthwhile Sequel
In addition to plenty of elements that will be unique to the sequel, the trailer also makes reference back to the original, featuring flashbacks alongside Maximus' ring in the present day. It also indicates there will be a more complex story this time around,with Macrinus trying to broker power across Rome to change the Empire from the inside.Scenes of fiery warfare and bodies piled up teases a broader scope to the movie than its predecessor.
The fight scenes are also set to be just as exciting as the first film’s, with Lucius and a group of gladiators confirmed to be fighting a rhino at one point. However, this is just one of many sequences that are destined to happen inside the Coliseum, meaning there will be even wilder action sequences to come. One of these will be between Mescal’s character andPascal’s General Acacius, the clash being teased as one of the biggest events of the movie.
Paul Mescal’s Lucius In Gladiator 2 Explained: Sequel Plot, Recasting & True Story
As the main character of Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal’s Lucius has been given quite a bit of attention in new images and interviews for the epic sequel.
With so much happening in the forthcoming sequel, it seems the movie will be able to easily differentiate itself from the original, Russell Crowe-led film.Gladiator 2is shaping up to be not only just as exciting,but also a unique story of revenge told from the perspective of a younger protagonist in Lucius. Given the film has an estimated budget between $250 million and $310 million, it will need to be a box office hit to succeed. Since the trailer is so boisterous, though, it truly might hit the mark it needs to.
Gladiator II
Cast
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
