Paramount Pictures continues to share promotional material from the marketing campaign of Gladiator 2, one of the most anticipated sequels of the year.
The plot is set several decades after the events of the acclaimed Gladiator of Ridley Scottwho returns as director. The leading role is played by Paul Mescal (Aftersun, Normal People, All of Us Strangers), giving life to the adult version of Lucius, a role that was played by Spencer Treat Clark in the original installment.
The most recent in the marketing campaign is the cover of Total Film magazine, focused on Mescal, Pedro Pascal y Denzel Washington. There is a second image where Mescal is seen from behind climbing the steps that will take him to enter the Roman Colosseum.
Both images are available at the end of this note.
In the meantime we update you with the details of the sequel.
The plot takes us two decades after the events of the first film in ancient Rome; focuses on Lucius (Mescal), grandson of former Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of emperor Commoduswho resides with his family in Numidia. After ending up in slavery following an invasion led by the Roman general Marcus Acacius (Pascal), Lucius wants his own story of revenge and competes as a gladiator after being inspired by the exploits of Maximus (Russell Crowe) as a child.
By the way, Scott and his production team built their own Roman Colosseum for Gladiator 2 also known as Gladiator II.
The rest of the cast is made up Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) like Emperor Geta, Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus, Thelma) like Emperor Caracalla, Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Matt Lucas (Wonka), and the returns of Connie Nielsen like Lucilla, and that of Sir Derek Jacobi like Gracchus
The Cinematographic Association (MPA), body in charge of granting age ratings to feature films according to their content, from the five largest Hollywood studios: Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. and the streaming service, Netflix, awarded to Gladiator 2 the Rated R by:
“Strong bloody violence.”
Gladiator Scott's (2000), winner of the Oscar 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 emperor parricide. from Rome.
SYNOPSIS:
“From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue and revenge set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.”
David Scarpa write the script 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 another of the producers, along with Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are executive producers.
Several members of the behind-the-scenes team of the original film returned to their work in the sequel, such as John Matieson, director of photography, and Arthur Max and Janty Yates returned to their work in production design and costume design, respectively. .
Paramount set the release date for November 15 in Latin American markets, and November 22 in the United States.
Source: https://cine3.com/nuevos-vistazos-a-gladiator-ii-nos-llevan-al-coliseo-romano/
