Long-awaited ‘Gladiator 2’ Starring Paul Mescal Confirms Its 2024 Release Date

It’s been 20 years since Ridley Scott released the first film “Gladiator”, starring Russel Crowe, for the British director to return to this vintage universe. Now, he has revealed the release date of the sequel, which will star acclaimed actor Paul Mescal from the recent ‘Aftersun’.

According to information from Paramount, ‘gladiator 2’ It will be released on November 22, 2024., just before the era of strong releases of that time, and on the eve of another of the most anticipated sequels, “Avatar 3” by James Cameron. This launch strategy needs to be in time for the upcoming awards season.

As announced a few months ago, Paul Mescal will be the protagonist ‘gladiator 2’, which appeared in the recent ‘Aftersun’, the directorial debut of Charlotte Wells. As for Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and the rest of the cast, only Connie Nielsen has been confirmed as Lucilla, and Djimon Hounsou is also part of the cast.

In history, Paul Mescal will play Lucius, son of Lucilla, now an adult who wants to follow in the footsteps of Maximus, and show the emperor Commodus that he is willing to sacrifice his life, in order to return to his family in the afterlife. As the clues revealed, the tape would again have a mystical and religious component as in the first part.

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Russell Crowe Won’t Return for ‘Gladiator 2’

Despite the fact that in the early ideas of “Gladiator 2” Russell Crowe was supposed to return to the role of Máximo Décimo Meridio, in a storyline where he would meet Jesus. However, Hollywood did not approve of such an idea. Now, it’s been confirmed that the original actor won’t be returning, though he will definitely appear in memento form.

Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the recordings of “Gladiator 2” will begin next May, so the rest of the cast that will accompany Paul Mescal in the story of the sequel is expected to be announced soon, and that could present some surprises from actors or actresses of the moment.

While having to wait nearly two years for the sequel to premiere, ‘Gladiator 2’ could also be a gamble that it wants to aspire to awards season, since the original was the winner for Best Picture and Best Actor. , as well as three other technical categories. We’ll see if Ridley Scott can measure up again.