Gladiator stays one among my all-time favourite movies, however even I’ve been skeptical of the concept it wants a sequel, even one directed by Ridley Scott. However Gladiator 2 is coming, and we lastly have some new content material exterior of plot summaries and forged lists.
Vainness Honest has new first look photographs of the film, which has a present launch date of November 22, 2024, not all that distant now. Right here we see Paul Mescal and the omnipresent Pedro Pascal.
After which Stranger Issues/Improbable 4’s Joseph Quinn and Denzel Washington:
As a refresher, right here’s the abstract that we’ve heard thus far in regards to the content material of the movie, which takes locations properly after the unique Russell Crowe story:
- Paul Mescal is Lucius from the primary movie, who hasn’t been seen in 15 years and is presumed useless. This doubtless leads into him changing into a gladiator the place nobody is aware of who he was in his previous life.
- Pascal is a army commander turned gladiator as punishment.
- Denzel is a former slave who’s now a rich service provider who doesn’t just like the emperors.
- Quinn is co-emperor Caracalla who’s supposedly attempting to painting a personality in a different way from Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus.
- Connie Nielsen seems to be the lone returning main forged member from the unique, taking part in Lucius’ mom Lucilla.
It’s unknown if Phoenix or Crowe might present up in some type of flashback or dream sequence or one thing, however the concept is that it primarily focuses on the brand new forged and Mescal’s Lucius particularly. I’m curious in regards to the photographs exhibiting Mescal preventing Pascal, as that both looks as if A) Pascal could also be dying early or B) we’re seeing a climactic combat of the film. As nearly at all times, a kind of two ought to be useless on the finish of that, although maybe not if a thumbs up from the emperor is concerned.
Ridley Scott has had an fascinating filmography these previous years. His final main movie, Napoleon, was not terribly well-received and had a press tour with Scott pushing again exhausting on whether or not historic accuracy issues or not. However he’s additionally made The Final Duel, The Martian and did two episodes of the unbelievable Raised by Wolves, so hopefully this can go properly. I’m trying ahead to it both approach, as I imply I can’t not watch it, regardless of the way it might have an effect on my notion of the primary movie. Once more, it’s out on November 22.
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