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Movie Name: Gladiator 2
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Running Time: 148 Minutes
Release Date: November 15, 2024
Rating: –
Languages: English
Production House: Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation
Budget: $ 250 – 310 million
Over two decades after the events of Gladiator (2000), Lucius – the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla and Maximus – lives with his wife and child in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by General Marcus Acacius invade, killing his wife and forcing Lucius into slavery. Inspired by the story of Maximus, as depicted in the 2000 film, Lucius resolves to fight as a gladiator under the tutelage of Macrinus, a former slave who plots to overthrow the young emperors Caracalla and Geta.
Gladiator 2: Movie Overview
Gladiator 2 is an upcoming epic historical action film directed and co-produced by Ridley Scott. Serving as a sequel to Gladiator (2000), the film was written by David Scarpa from a story he wrote with Peter Craig. It stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington. Nielsen and Derek Jacobi reprise their roles from the first film. It was produced by Scott Free Productions in association with Red Wagon Entertainment and Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation for Paramount Pictures. The story follows Lucius, the former heir to the Roman Empire, who becomes a gladiator after his home is invaded by the Roman army, led by General Marcus Acacius, during the reign of the co-emperors Caracalla and Geta.
A sequel to Gladiator was discussed as early as June 2001, with David Franzoni and John Logan set to return as screenwriters. Over the next few years, Scott offered occasional updates, including the possible involvement of the original film’s lead actor, Russell Crowe, along with plot ideas about the Roman afterlife and different historical time periods. Development was halted when DreamWorks sold the rights to the property to Paramount in 2006. The film was finally announced in 2018, and Mescal was cast in the lead role in January 2023, with a script by Scarpa. The rest of the cast signed on over the next several months. Filming took place between June 2023 and January 2024, with a five-month hiatus due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
Gladiator II is scheduled to be released internationally, including the United Kingdom, Ireland and India, on November 15, 2024, and later in the United States and Canada on November 22. A sequel, titled Gladiator III, is in the early stages of development.
Production was expected to begin in May 2023, with Ouarzazate, Morocco set as a filming location. Set construction began in the city in April. Filming began in June 2023 with additional filming locations planned for Malta, which stood-in for ancient Rome, and the United Kingdom over the following four months. An accident involving fire during filming on June 7 injured six crew members. Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Filming resumed on December 4 in Malta, and wrapped on January 17, 2024. Filming also took place on the South Downs at Devil’s Dyke, Sussex in June 2024.
In September 2024, Scott revealed that he was developing a script for a third film, and that its realization depends on the reception for the second installment. Titled Gladiator III, the plot was stated to follow the continuing adventures of Lucius Verus. Likening the ending of Gladiator II to The Godfather Part II (1974), the filmmaker stated that the next movie would explore the character’s realization that he is now tasked with a continuing reputation that he does not want. Scott later stated that the movie is intended to be the next project he works on.
