First Looks at Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator 2'

Paramount Pictures has officially launched the marketing campaign for Gladiator 2the sequel to the acclaimed Gladiator of Ridley Scottwho returns as director of this new installment.

The studio shared the first official looks in images at Gladiator 2showing us the main cast, made up of Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers, Normal People) as the adult version of Lucius, a role played by a young Spencer Treat Clark in the original installment, Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who trained under Maximus (Russell Crowe), Denzel Washingtonin a new collaboration with Scott after starring American Gangster (2007), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) in an antagonistic role as the Emperor Geta, and the return of Connie Nielsen reprising her role as Lucilla.

Other cast members include Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus, Thelma), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Matt Lucas (Wonka) and the return of Derek Jacobiresuming his role as Gracchus.

Gladiator (2000) from Scott, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, followed the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a former general who is forced to be a common gladiator under the rule of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), a self-proclaimed patricide emperor of Rome.

Set years after the events of the original film, “the sequel’s story will focus on Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and the nephew of Commodus of Phoenix.”

David Scarpa write the script for Gladiator 2marking a new collaboration with Scott, after having written the script for All the Money in the World.

Scott directs and produces the sequel launched in November 2018. Michael Pruss is also a producer, along with Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are executive producers.

Several members of the original film's behind-the-scenes crew have returned to work on the sequel, including director of photography John Matieson, while Arthur Max and Janty Yates return to production design and costume design, respectively.

As a curious fact we tell you that Gladiator (2000) was a co-production between Paramount and Universal Pictures, the latter having the option to co-produce Gladiator 2with Paramount also serving as distributor.

Paramount set the release date for Gladiator 2 by November 22, 2024.

First looks (via Vanity Fair):