Gladiator 2 is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 22, 2024, and internationally by Universal Pictures.
The Colosseum is opening again, 24 years after we watched Russell Crowe’s Maximus die with honor. Ridley Scott’s sequel will focus on Lucius, a supporting character in the original movie, who will be played by hunk Paul Mescal — you still love him from “Normal People” and maybe you’ve seen and also loved All of Us Strangers. Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen, returning for the sequel), so that means he’s also the nephew of Commodus, who was played by Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator, hello. Plot details are nonexistent atm, but we know from the lore that Lucius has fashioned himself after Maximus, and he might align with Denzel Washington’s character, an as-yet-unnamed arms dealer and former slave who resents the throne. If they do team up, look for them to likely take on “Stranger Things” star Joseph Quinn, who is playing Emperor Caracalla. Expect Quinn’s epic curls to return, but no guitar solos (although, we’ve heard about some of the out-there story ideas Scott had in the past, which included Maximus taking on mythological creatures in the afterlife). Is it weird that we wrote this much without getting to the fact that Pedro Pascal is also starring?
Cast
Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus. Director Ridley Scott mentions that since he was last seen approximately 15 years ago, Lucius has been living “in the wilderness” with no connection with his mother, who now thinks he might be dead.[1] He was previously portrayed by Spencer Treat Clark in Gladiator (2000).
Denzel Washington as a former slave-turned wealthy arms and commodity dealer with a grudge against the emperors.
Pedro Pascal
Joseph Quinn as co-emperor Caracalla
Fred Hechinger as co-emperor Geta
May Calamawy
Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, the mother of Lucius. Lucilla was the older sister of Commodus.
Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus, a member of the Roman Senate.
Lior Raz
Peter Mensah
Matt Lucas
Tim McInnerny
Director Sir Ridley Scott an
d the team behind Gladiator (2000) have spoken about making a sequel at one point or another. But lead actor Russell Crowe is quite skeptical of the possibility of ‘Gladiator 2’ happening, in which Crowe states: “If they’re having conversations about that, those conversations haven’t included me. I’m not sure what they have in mind. At all… Can I just say, with a pinch of salt, they have genuinely been having the same conversations since the year 2000.” When he later learned that the movie would proceed with Paul Mescal in the lead, he congratulated the actor while also admitting that he was slightly jealous.
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