The long-awaited sequel is set to arrive more than 20 years after the release of the first Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe.
In May 2000, Russell Crowe appeared on the cinema screens giving life to the Roman general Maximusin Gladiator. More than 20 years later, this Friday, the 3rd, the Paramount announced that the long-awaited sequel to the hit should arrive in 2024.
With script by Peter Craig, gladiator 2 will take place 25 years after the events of the first film. In this way, production must follow the trajectory of Luciusthe son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of commodus (joaquin phoenix).
According to deadline, Paul Mescal was the actor chosen to live Lucius in sequence, and, in the first feature, the person responsible for the role was Spencer Treat Clark. Mezcal would even be the reason for the recordings of gladiator 2 are somewhat late.
Directed by Ridley Scottthe first Gladiator conquered the public as soon as it was released and ended up being nominated in 12 categories of the oscar in 2001 — winning 5 of them, including Best movie It is Best Actor. Now, the sequel to the feature, which has already generated a lot of expectations from fans, should hit theaters in November 22, 2024.
Source: Rollingstone
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