In Morocco construction is underway on the sets of Gladiator 2 , the Paramount film directed by Ridley Scott , the sequel to Gladiator .
Principal photography begins this month, so here’s a first video showing the reconstruction of Ancient Rome.
Prime immagini dal set de Il Gladiatore 2, in Marocco https://t.co/q6Lo63rj9f
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The film will be released in U.S. theaters by Paramount on November 22, 2024 .
Lucio succeeds Massimo
The protagonist this time will be Lucio ( Paul Mescal ), the now adult son of Lucilla ( Connie Nielsen ), given that the story takes place years after the end of the first film.
Lucius was also the nephew of Commodus ( Joaquin Phoenix ), the son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who assassinated his father to take over the throne. Commodus died at the hands of Maximus ( Russell Crowe ) in the Colosseum, before dying and reuniting with his slain wife and son in the afterlife.
Maximus had thus saved Lucio and his mother, leaving a strong impression on the young man.
The cast
In addition to Mescal and Nielsen , Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn star as Emperor Caracalla.
Rounding out the cast: May Calamawy , Lior Raz, Peter Mensah and Matt Lucas . Derek Jacobi will reprise his role as Gracchus.
Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus) is in talks to play Emperor Publius Septimius Geta , replacing Barry Keoghan .
Ridley Scott will return to direct and produce with Michael Pruss, Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher . David Scarpa ( The Man in the High Castle, All the Money in the World ) wrote the final draft of the screenplay. Also returning from the original film are Oscar-winning costume designer Janty Yates and Oscar-nominated production designer Arthur Max . However, Russell Crowe will not return .
Confirmed the returns of costume designer Janty Yates and production designer Arthur Max . Scott is producing the film with Michael Pruss president of Scott Free , and Doug Wick & Lucy Fisher for Red Wagon Entertainment.
The original film was a co-production of Universal and DreamWorks , in which case DreamWorks is not involved.