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Next weekend will be one of the biggest of the year as Universal throws Wicked Part One into theaters and Gladiator 2 also opens. Wicked will surely be the top film, and I will say at $110 million, I don't buy for one second that it opens below the $100 million mark, though its enormous 2-hour 40-minute run[...]
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Sir Ridley Scott says Gladiator II is "the best thing I've ever made" and will feature "full-bore, brutal action."
Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer and six character posters for the upcoming Gladiator II. It will be released on November 22nd.
Paramount Pictures has released the first poster for Gladiator II with the first teaser trailer set to be released tomorrow.
Universal has moved Wicked's release date up five days. It will no longer open opposite Moana 2 but opposite Gladiator II.
Gladiator II star Joseph Quinn praises director Sir Ridley Scott's worldbuilding and discusses respecting the first film's legacy.
Director Ridley Scott and Zimmer have worked together on several films, so many people likely assumed that Zimmer would return for Gladiator 2, but that doesn't appear to be the case According to Variety, Harry Gregson-Williams will compose the music for the sequel to Gladiator Gregson-Williams is often cited as Zimmer's protege and has worked with[...]
There is a good chance that these next few weeks will determine what makes its release date next year. Gladiator 2 was in production when the strike began but had to stop like everyone else However, the film does have the added benefit of being just under a year away, so there is a little bit[...]
Little did audiences know, the popular (and tragic) film would eventually earn itself a sequel decades later, with the return of the influential director responsible for its success in the first place.
Now, with the strike finally coming to a close, we're finally getting an update on the current progress of Gladiator 2, along with the[...]
It turns out that when it comes to Gladiator 2, Sir Ridley Scott did something a little different Before the movie was greenlit, he watched Normal People and could not get star Paul Mescal out of his head So, when it came time to cast Gladiator 2, Mescal was still in the back of Scott's head, as he[...]
Nonetheless, Gladiator 2 is officially coming soon, and now we finally have more details about why Scott chose to return to Gladiator after all these years.
Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000) Image courtesy of Universal
Gladiator 2 Director on Why a Sequel Required More Than Two Decades
During a new interview with Total Film, the Gladiator director directly[...]
However, that isn't the only film he has on the docket; the other is Gladiator 2, which has been in varying levels of development since 2001 One of the new faces joining the cast is Denzel Washington, and until now, we didn't know anything about the character he will be portraying Scott recently did an[...]
Instead, we have productions like Gladiator 2 that have been hanging out in development hell since around 2001, and when they finally get off the ground? Well, here we are, but we can't blame anyone in the unions for wanting to eat, pay their rent, or have health insurance Gladiator 2 star Paul Mescal did an[...]
The cast of Gladiator 2 continues to round out The film, which has been hanging out in development hell since the early 2000s, looks like it is gearing up to start production soon According to Deadline, they have brought on a bunch of new names, including Moon Knight breakout star May Calamawy along with Lior Raz, Derek[...]
According to Deadline, Denzel Washington is reportedly in final talks to join the cast of Gladiator 2 However, we don't know what role he's looking to play or how big of a role it will be Washington has worked with director Ridley Scott before and worked with his late brother Tony Scott as well[...]
According to Deadline, Paramount has dated Gladiator 2 for November 22, 2024 This is right in the middle of awards season, and when studios release the films, they want to get Oscar nominations So whatever is in that script, it sounds like they are pretty confident that the lightning will strike again.
Paul Mescal arrives for the[...]
According to Deadline, Aftersun and Normal People star Paul Mescal is in negotiations to star in Gladiator 2.
Paul Mescal arrives for the LACMA Art+Film Gala 2021 on November 06, 2021, in Los Angeles, CA Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com
Gladiator 2 Is A Sequel But Don't Expect Any Russell Crowe
Gladiator 2 isn't looking to undo the awesome ending of[...]
Ridley Scott has his eyes set on his next project with Gladiator 2 Speaking with Empire, the director provided the update while on the set of his latest film Kitbag, the Napoleon Bonaparte biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Guy) "I'm already having [the next] 'Gladiator' written now," Scott said "So[...]
Gladiator producer Doug Wick recently told Comic Book that plans for a sequel are still in place, and director Ridley Scott still wants to do it, but the story is hard to crack since, you know, it ended the way it did.
Russell Crowe in Gladiator
Gladiator 2 Doesn't Ever Have To Happen
"Ridley would love to do[...]
Deadline says Gladiator 2's story (at this time) will:
follow the continuing story of Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), The youth was the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the weaselly son of Roman leader Marcus Aurelius who murdered his father seized the throne and wound up in the gladiator ring with Maximus, who though mortally[...]