MUBI has shared a trailer for The History of Sound, the historical romantic drama from Oliver Hermanus which is based on writer Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name. The film follows Lionel (Paul Mescal), a music student who bonds with David (Josh O’Connor) over their love of folk music. Years later, following WWI […]
How 2024 Belongs to Josh O’Connor
2024 has been a great year for cinema and especially for Josh O’Connor… For every actor who finds themselves becoming a highly sought-after commodity, their rise can often be traced back to a particular film. Josh O’Connor looks set to be the next big thing in Hollywood and as seems to be highly commonplace, is […]
Jacob Elordi set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars
The Gladiator II reunion is off, with the news that Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of The Dog Stars. The reason cited by Variety is the same one that has seen another Gladiator alum Joseph Quinn drop out of Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut Relapse, and […]
Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)
Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]
Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)
Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Lee Charles, Alfie Tempest, Riana Duce, Chi Lewis-Parry, Hadrian Howard, Rory McCann, Alec Utgoff, Yuval Gonen, Amira Ghazalla, Chris Hallaways, Tom […]
Ridley Scott reuniting with Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal for The Dog Stars
Having confirmed in the run up to the upcoming release of Gladiator II that he has no plans to retire from filmmaking, Ridley Scott is now looking to set up his next next project. As reported by Deadline, Scott is looking to reunite with Gladiator II lead Paul Mescal on The Dog Stars, an adaptation […]
Go behind-the-scenes of battle with Gladiator II featurette
Paramount Pictures is taking us behind-the-scenes of Ridley Scott’s forthcoming swords-and-sandals sequel Gladiator II by dropping a featurette focusing on the making of the historical epic. 24-years in the making, Gladiator II is the highly-anticipated sequel to 2000’s Oscar-snaffling original and stars Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal alongside Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred […]
New trailer for Gladiator II sends Maximus’ son into the Colosseum
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Gladiator II, the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Oscar-winning epic which follows the journey of Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, as he is forced into slavery and sets out to fight as a gladiator to seek vengeance against those that invaded his […]
Gladiator II character posters showcase the cast of Ridley Scott’s sequel
Hot on the heels of the first trailer for Gladiator II, a batch of character posters have arrived online for Ridley Scott’s hotly-anticipated sequel featuring Lucius (Paul Mescal), General Acacius (Pedro Pascal), Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn), Emperor Caracalla (Fred Hechinger), Macrinus (Denzel Washington), and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen); take a look here… Several decades after the […]
Gladiator II trailer delivers everything you’d expect from a Ridley Scott epic
Paramount Pictures is gearing up to take us back to the days of coliseums and brutality with the new Gladiator II trailer. Director Ridley Scott seemingly hasn’t missed a beat when it comes to this universe, as the first look of this new epic film showcases some epic battles and heartwrenching drama. The new trailer […]
