The sequel focuses on the life of Lucius, played by Mescal, who has grown into a brave and determined man.
A Paul Mescal Bloodied and sweaty, he goes to war to save Rome in the new trailer for Gladiator 2 of Ridley Scott.
The sequel stars Mescal as Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus, the antagonist of the original film played by Joaquin PhoenixSet years after 2000’s Gladiator (also directed by Scott), the sequel finds Lucius living as a young adult in the North African region of Numidia, where his mother sent him as a child. Events lead Lucius back to Rome as a gladiator, where he makes new enemies and reunites with his mother.
The supporting cast includes Peter Pascal as Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who trained under Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe of Gladiator), Denzel Washington as Macrinus, a wealthy power broker in Rome who maintains a stable of gladiators for sport, and Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger like the twin emperors of Rome.
Gladiator 2 will have the “biggest action sequence” Ridley Scott has ever filmed
Scott recently said the film will feature the “biggest action sequence” the director has ever produced, claiming it was bigger than anything seen in Napoleon, starring Phoenix. The acclaimed director has already delivered some of the most jaw-dropping set pieces in cinema, directing films such as Alien from 1979, Blade Runner from 1982, Kingdom of Heaven and The Martian of 2015.
Scott became a fan of Mescal after seeing the actor’s breakout performance in Normal PeopleThe two men only spoke for half an hour when Scott decided that Mescal would be his leading man in Gladiator 2. The actor bulked up so much for the film that Pascal even said it was a challenge having to face him in the arena.
Pascal even gave Mescal a nickname on set: “Brick Wall Paul.” “He became so strong. I would rather be thrown off a building than have to fight him again,” Pascal said. “Facing someone so fit, so talented and so much younger is brutal, man”.
The long-awaited sequel will be released on November 14.
Source: Ambito
