Released on May 5, 2000, “Gladiator” was a huge box office success. Starring Russell Crowe, the film received many positive reviews, being nominated for several awards and also winning five Oscar statuettes, including Best Picture.
Nearly 25 years later, we will finally be honored by the continuation of this feature film. Paramount has already revealed the release date, as well as plot and cast details.
For starters, let’s talk about the release date of “Gladiator 2”: November 22, 2024. In other words, the film will arrive just in time for the holidays – and, who knows, maybe you’ll be able to see it with the promotional ticket. in theaters because of Black Friday?
About the plot
Directed by Ridley Scott (from “Napoleon” and “Alien”), this sequel will be set 25 years after the events of the previous film.
Lucius (Paul Mescal), son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), continues to admire Massimo’s great journey and, therefore, tries to follow in his footsteps.
Knowing this, it is very plausible to expect Lucius to fight, like Maximus, in the arenas, giving us epic and incredible battles, on par with the first film. The mother-son relationship between Lucius and Lucilla will also be important to the story.
Speaking of the cast
We know that this long-awaited sequel has once again brought together a strong cast. Paul Mescal, who will play Lucius, ended up gaining a lot of notoriety after his role in the series “Normal People”, as Connell Waldron, and also for his 2023 Oscar nomination for playing him in “Aftersun” .
Together with Paul Mescal we will also see Connie Nielsen, once again in the role of Lucilla, Denzel Washington and also the main actor of the series “The Last of Us”, Pedro Pascal.
Joseph Quinn, recently noticed for his role in “Stranger Things” as Eddie Munson, will also be part of the cast, probably hired for the role of Emperor Caracalla. Derek Jacobi, 84, will also return to the cast, again in the role of Gracchus. According to some rumors, Djimon Hounsou could also return.
Interestingly, Russell Crowe, in the 2000s, said that he would not be willing to participate in a possible sequel to the film, more recently, he said that he was “a little jealous” of the actors who will appear in the new film. . Perhaps recognizing how important it was for his career to have played the legendary Maximus.
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