Paramount Pictures showed the first footage of Ridley Scottthe next movie Gladiator II at CinemaCon 2024 and this movie looks incredibly epic!
There’s a lot to explain about the footage we saw, including the story and the amazing images, and you can watch us talk about what we experienced in the video below!
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.
The film will be released in theaters on November 22nd!
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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