Gladiator 2 Trailer Reveals Epic First Look at Ridley Scotts Long-Awaited Sequel

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Summary

  • Gladiator 2
    trailer released, starring Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus and directed by Ridley Scott.
  • Ensemble cast includes Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington.
  • Set decades after the first movie, Lucius fights as a gladiator against emperors Caracalla and Geta.

After more than two decades of waiting, Gladiator 2 is finally here, with the first trailer offering our first look at Ridley Scott’s return to the swords-and-sandals epic. The highly anticipated follow-up, which will transport audiences back to the age of the Roman Empire, sees Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal in the lead as Lucius Verus who, much like his childhood idol Maximus Decimus Meridius, will find himself fighting for survival in the Colosseum.

You can check out the first trailer for Gladiator 2 below.

Gladiator 2 sees Oscar nominee Ridley Scott return to direct once again all these years after the first movie swept up awards, critical acclaim, and made a superstar of Russell Crowe. The sequel has amassed a stellar ensemble cast alongside Paul Mescal in the lead, with the sequel set to star Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Roman general Marcus Acacius, Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things, Fantastic Four) as Caracalla, Fred Hechinger (Kraven the Hunter) as Geta, Connie Nielsen, Derek Jacobi, who both reprise their roles from the first movie, as well as May Calamawy (Moon Knight), Lior Raz (The Crowded Room), Peter Mensah (300, Avatar), and Hollywood icon Denzel Washington.

Russell Crowe as Maximus in Gladiator

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Alongside the trailer, you can also check out the official synopsis for Gladiator 2 below, which offers some idea of where the long-awaited sequel will take us…

“Several decades after the events of Gladiator (2000), Lucius—the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla—lives with his wife and child in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by general Marcus Acacius invade, forcing Lucius into slavery. Inspired by the story of Maximus, Lucius resolves to fight as a gladiator while opposing the rule of the young emperors Caracalla and Geta.”

Denzel Washington Plays a Former Gladiator Who Now Holds a Grudge Against the Emperors

One of the most exciting parts of Gladiator 2 is the reunion of Ridley Scott and American Gangster star Denzel Washington. Scott has previously revealed several details about Washington’s character, Macrinus, and it sounds like the acclaimed actor could have another Oscar nod coming his way…

“There’s a parallel character, the owner of a business that supplied weapons for the Romans, who supplied the oil when they traveled, who supplied the wine they drink. They wouldn’t drink water, they drank wine. When they traveled, who would supply wagons and horses and tack? There had to be the arms dealers of the period; here is a man who already rich from supplying the weapons, the catapults. His hobby is like a racing stable except it’s gladiators. He’s got a stable of 30 or 40 gladiators.

He likes to actually see them fight and it evolves that that’s where he came from. He was captured in North Africa, and evolved into a free man because he was a good gladiator. But he hides that because also he’s now realizing the potential of his actual power. He’s wealthier than most senators, so already has thoughts and designs of the possible idea of taking power from these two crazy princes.”

Gladiator 2
is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 22, 2024.

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