Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR 2 logo – “What we do in life echoes in eternity”

The logo was revealed for Ridley Scottthe next movie Gladiator II. The logo was revealed at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas during CinemaCon. It hangs around the necks of many hotel and casino statues.

I took a couple of photos which you can see below to give you an idea of ​​how Paramount Pictures is marketing the film at the event. The log comes with the caption: “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

The sequel focuses on Lucius, son of Lucilla and grandson of Commodus, son of the Roman leader Marcus Aurelius who killed his father and seized the throne.

Commodus met his downfall in the gladiatorial arena against Maximus, who despite being mortally wounded, defeated the emperor before dying to be reunited with his family. Maximus had saved Lucius and his mother, leaving a lasting impact on the boy.

Scott revealed some additional details about the story, particularly for Lucius, who he stars as Paolo Mescal in the film, saying: “[Lucius] he’s been in the desert for…let’s see, we last saw him when he was 12.”

He added: “It’s been about 12, 15 years, he’s been in the desert having lost contact with his mother. His mother has lost contact with him. She doesn’t know where he is. She thinks he might be dead.

Movie stars Paolo Mescal like Lucio, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen returns as Lucilla and stars in Stranger Things Joseph Quinn as Emperor Caracalla. Fred Hechinger he will also play Emperor Geta.