By Paramount Pictures has premiered the first photos from Ridley Scott’s mega-budget epic sequel to 2000’s “Gladiator” as part of a feature piece over at Vanity Fair.
The shots include actors Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal who appear to come to blows in the film in the arena, along with first shots of Denzel Washington grudge-holding former gladiator and Joseph Quinn’s Emperor Caracalla in the movie.
Mescal stars as a grown-up version of the child Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), from the first film.
The film’s story unfolds around the early 3rd century AD when Caracalla and his brother Geta (Fred Hechinger) jointly ruled as Emperors until the bloodthirsty tyrant Caracalla ordered Geta’s murder.
Also starring are Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, May Calamawy, Tim McInnerny and Derek Jacobi.
Budgeted at around $300 million and penned by David Scarpa, the film will reportedly boast some of the largest action sequences ever put on film.
“Gladiator 2” is set to open in cinemas on November 15th.
First Look: Paul Mescal is Lucius in ‘Gladiator II.’
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— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 1, 2024
Prepare to be entertained. Your first look at ‘Gladiator II,’ starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and more, has arrived.
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First look at Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington in ‘GLADIATOR 2’
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First look at Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, and Fred Hechinger in Ridley Scott’s ‘GLADIATOR 2.’
Coming to internatioal theaters on November 15, and in North American theaters on November 22.
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