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First look at Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 featuring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and more

July 1, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

With the first trailer set to drop on July 9th, Vanity Fair has shared the first images from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, the follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2000 film, which give us a look at Paul Mescal as our new protagonist Lucius alongside Pedro Pascal as General Acacius, Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Connie Nielsen as […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, fred hechlinger, Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Joseph Quinn, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Ridley Scott

Stop asking Russell Crowe about Gladiator 2: “It has nothing to do with me”

July 2, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Gladiator

Russell Crowe wants you to know that Maximus is still dead in the Gladiator universe, and he knows nothing about the upcoming Russell Crowe-directed sequel. During a recent appearance at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Crowe said he is tired of hearing questions about the project, adding he should be making money for how much he […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe

Denzel Washington set to join Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2

March 18, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Denzel Washington loves a period piece and could enter one of his most epic sagas yet. Washington is reportedly set to join the upcoming Gladiator sequel by director Ridley Scott. This would mark the first collaboration between Washington and Scott since their hit crime drama American Gangster. Deadline reports Washington is in early talks for […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Denzel Washington, Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

Barry Keoghan in talks to join Gladiator sequel as Emperor Geta

March 17, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Fresh off a BAFTA win and an Oscar nomination, Barry Keoghan is joining the next big prestige blockbuster. The Hollywood Reporter notes Keoghan “is in talks to join Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s untitled Gladiator sequel.” Keoghan will play a character named Emperor Geta, though in real-life, Geta never became an Emperor. Keoghan’s Geta is […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Barry Keoghan, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-led Gladiator 2 coming late 2024

February 3, 2023 by EJ Moreno

For some of us, the fact that we are getting a Gladiator sequel feels surreal, but here we are with a release date. News has broken today that Ridley Scott’s upcoming sequel to the 2000 classic Gladiator will be heading to cinemas in 2024, November 22nd, to be exact. This release date is a competitive […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

Aftersun’s Paul Mescal to step into the arena for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel

January 7, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

For years it felt as though Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel would be one of those films mentioned in the rumour pages of movie magazines, ultimately never to be made. However, with Ridley Scott confirming that a script was finished back in 2021 A.D., we’ve now moved closer to stepping foot back in the Coliseum with […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott confirms Gladiator 2 script is finished

November 16, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Back in November 2018, it was announced that Paramount had officially greenlit a sequel to Gladiator, and now, director Ridley Scott has provided an update on the long-gestating project. In an interview with Deadline, Scott confirmed that the script has been written and the sequel is currently set to enter production after Kitbag, the next film Scott […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott reveals Gladiator 2 is being “written now” and will be “ready to go” soon

October 1, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

Ridley Scott is directing films at a rate that would make Nic Cage’s workload seem lazy in comparison, but it still comes as something of a surprise to hear that the perennially rumored Gladiator sequel is being “written now” and will be “ready to go” once the workaholic helmer has finished his Napoleon biopic Kitbag. […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott

Gladiator star Connie Nielsen confirms the sequel is still “on the ledger”

March 17, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Since 2018, reports have been circulating that director Ridley Scott is wanting to develop a sequel to his historical epic Gladiator, and now, one of the stars of the original film has offered an update on the project. In an interview with Collider, Connie Nielsen, who played Lucilla in the original film, confirmed that the […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: connie nielsen, Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott

Gladiator producer offers an update on the sequel

June 12, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Since 2018, reports have been circulating that Ridley Scott is attempting to move forward with a sequel to 2000’s Gladiator, however, it has been some time since we have had any news on the production schedule for the project. Now, in a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Doug Wick, the producer of the original Gladiator, has offered an […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Doug Wick, Gladiator, Gladiator 2

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