Twenty-three years after the release of "Gladiator", Ridley Scott's masterpiece with Russell Crowe in the role of the protagonist Massimo Decimo Meridio, the date on which "Gladiator 2" will make its cinema debut has been revealed. it will also have a new protagonist. That's who it will be.
The news had already been in the air for several weeks, but the long-awaited confirmation finally arrived today: The Gladiator 2, the sequel to the masterpiece by Ridley Scott "Gladiator", which when it came out twenty-three years ago showed a Russell Crowe at its best, not only will it be done, but will also have a new actor as the protagonist: Paul Mescal.
The new film, which will be directed again by Ridley Scott, according to the first advances the November 22, 2024: a reasoned choice, this also to avoid the open confrontation with Avatar 3 - the seed bearer, which according to what was revealed by James Cameron, will come out 20 December 2024.
The filming of The Gladiator 2 will begin in the coming weeks, this is to give way to Paul Mescal to conclude his theatrical tour of A tram called Desiderio, and in which he plays the role that was Marlon Brando.
Gladiator 2: here's what we know and what we will see in the new blockbuster
The events of sequel to "Gladiator" they will revolve around Lucius, interpreted by Paul Mescal, son of Lucilla and nephew of the very bad guy emperor Commodus, saved by Maximus Decimo Meridio at the end of the first movie.
The Gladiator 2 will be set thirty years later and, although at the beginning the writers predicted a possible return of Maximus Decimo Meridio, which was supposed to be reincarnated into different warriors, in the end the categorical refusal of Russell Crowe participating in the film forced them to rewrite the script.
Other than that, there is no other information about the "Gladiator 2" plot, except that, a very probable hypothesis, Ridley Scott will continue to narrate the story of the first film and will return, along with all the cast, inside the Colosseum.
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