The long-awaited sequel is just over a week away Gladiator II by the director Ridley Scott. Scott is known for making epics like Alien, Blade Runner, White Galethe first Gladiatorand so much more, that we knew this film would live up to its predecessor, and the early reviews say so.
The film’s stars aren’t shy about crediting the film’s success to their director either, and we get a glimpse of his on-set presence in a new featurette released by Paramount.
It follows the actors on set as they are directed by Scott, who clearly has an incredible eye for large-scale cinema.
The story takes place years after Maximus gave his life, overthrowing the leadership of the decadent and corrupt Commodus. 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.
It is explained that “decades have passed and Lucius has come of age away from his mother. When he was still a child, Lucilla sent him to the northern coast of Africa, to a region called Numidia which was (at that point) just out of reach of the Roman Empire.
“Gladiator II begins with Lucius of Mescal living a peaceful life with his wife and son until conquerors from his homeland begin to invade. Scott says: “The film begins with the incursion of the Roman fleet, which arrives from the sea and decimates Numidia. It’s pretty gnarly.
Eventually Lucius finds himself a prisoner and is taken to Rome, where he must fight in the Colosseum. Scott explains how it ends: “The problem is, when he arrives in Rome as a prisoner and has a first round in the arena, he sees his mother, to his shock.”
Movie stars Denzel Washington, Paolo Mescal , Pedro Pasquale, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Derek Jacobi, Rory McCann, Fred Hechinger, Matt Lucas, May Calamawy, Tim McInnerny, Peter Mensah AND Alec Utgoff.
Check out the featurette below and see Gladiator II when it hits theaters on November 22.
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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