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  • Pedro Pascal cast in ‘Gladiator’ sequel

    Express News Service

    Actor Pedro Pascal is set to star in the upcoming Gladiator sequel. However, his role in the film is kept under wraps. The film is directed by Ridley Scott.

    With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla. The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator was released in 2000, and featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen.

    Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son. The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin).

    Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.

    Other parts of the sequel include Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. David Scarpa will serve as the writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free’s banner along with Michael Pruss.

    The Gladiator sequel will hit the theatres on November 22, 2024.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

    Actor Pedro Pascal is set to star in the upcoming Gladiator sequel. However, his role in the film is kept under wraps. The film is directed by Ridley Scott.

    With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla. The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator was released in 2000, and featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen.

    Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son. The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin).googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.

    Other parts of the sequel include Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. David Scarpa will serve as the writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free’s banner along with Michael Pruss.

    The Gladiator sequel will hit the theatres on November 22, 2024.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

  • Joseph Quinn cast in Gladiator sequel

    By Express News Service

    LOS ANGELES: 23 years since the release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the sequel of the film is in works with several known actors as the cast. With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla.

    The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator, which released in 2000, featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Conie Nielsen. Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son.

    The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin). Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.

    Others part of the sequel include Paul Mescal as Lucius, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. It will also be helmed by Ridley, with David Scarpa serving as writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free banner along with Michael Pruss.The yet-to-be titled sequel will release in theatres on November 22.

    LOS ANGELES: 23 years since the release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the sequel of the film is in works with several known actors as the cast. With Connie Nielson to reprise her role as Lucilla, Joseph Quinn who appeared in Stranger Things, will be playing the role of Roman Emperor Caracalla.

    The sequel is set twenty years after the original. Gladiator, which released in 2000, featured Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Conie Nielsen. Russell essayed the role of Maximus, the Roman general-turned-gladiator, who avenges the murders of his wife and son.

    The sequel will focus on Lucius (Paul), the son of Conie’s Lucilla and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin). Lucius and Lucilla were saved by Maximus when he defeated Commodus in combat, though he too succumbed to his injuries, allowing him to finally reunite with his murdered wife and son in the afterlife.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Others part of the sequel include Paul Mescal as Lucius, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. The sequel is set to go on floors later this year. It will also be helmed by Ridley, with David Scarpa serving as writer. The director will also back the film under Scott Free banner along with Michael Pruss.
    The yet-to-be titled sequel will release in theatres on November 22.

  • Paul Mescal joins Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel

    By Express News Service

    Director Ridley Scott had previously expressed interest to helm the sequel to Gladiator. Now, it is almost sure that the sequel is closer than ever before as a new report states that Paul Mescal of Hulu’s limited series Normal People is in negotiations to lead the project.

    It is also said that Scott would once again serve as the director and would also produce the film alongside Michael Pruss, Scott Free President as well as Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher of Red Wagon Entertainment.

    Janty Yates and Arthur Max, the Costume Designer and Production Designer, respectively, of the original film, are also set to return for the sequel. They would be working from a script written by David Scarpa.

    Mescal is currently best known for his role in the aforementioned Hulu limited series, Normal People. He has also appeared in the acclaimed Aftersun released in 2022. He was also featured in God’s Creatures which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

    Director Ridley Scott had previously expressed interest to helm the sequel to Gladiator. Now, it is almost sure that the sequel is closer than ever before as a new report states that Paul Mescal of Hulu’s limited series Normal People is in negotiations to lead the project.

    It is also said that Scott would once again serve as the director and would also produce the film alongside Michael Pruss, Scott Free President as well as Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher of Red Wagon Entertainment.

    Janty Yates and Arthur Max, the Costume Designer and Production Designer, respectively, of the original film, are also set to return for the sequel. They would be working from a script written by David Scarpa.

    Mescal is currently best known for his role in the aforementioned Hulu limited series, Normal People. He has also appeared in the acclaimed Aftersun released in 2022. He was also featured in God’s Creatures which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

  • Ridley Scott opens up on ‘Gladiator’ sequel

    By Express News Service

    Filmmaker Ridley  Scott has opened up on the development of the sequel to this blockbuster 2000 film, Gladiator.

    During a recent interaction with an international publication, the filmmaker said that the sequel is currently being written and will go on floors once the filming of his next, Kitbag, is wrapped up.

    Considering the shooting of Kitbag, the Napoleon biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix is expected to prolong until 2022, the Gladiator sequel is likely to enter production in 2023.

    The sequel to the critically-acclaimed epic historical fiction was first reported to be in development in 2018 and the project has remained low-key so far. 

    The latest confirmation from Scott comes across as a major development. The film starred Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son and wife.

    While Crowe won’t be returning in the sequel considering his character died at the ending of the first film, the follow-up is expected to follow the story of Lucius, the son of Lucilla and the nephew of Commodus.

    On the other hand, Scott has two films coming up this year — House of Gucci and The Last Duel. House of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, and Jared Leto, is set to release on 24 November, while The Last Duel, starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, and Ben Affleck, will release on October 15.