Gladiator II:Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal Form an Uneasy Alliance in Thrilling New Trailer

Mar. 15, 2025

Denzel Washington’sGladiator IIcharacter is coming for the throne.

On Monday, Sept. 23, Paramount Pictures released a new trailer for filmmakerRidley Scott’s upcomingGladiatorsequel, which starsPaul Mescalas Lucius, the son of the originalGladiator’s Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of villain Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).

Gladiator II poster.Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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Filmmaker Scott, 86, recently toldThe Hollywood Reporterand the French outletPremierethat he already intends to make a thirdGladiatormovie after the new sequel hits theaters in November. “There’s already an idea,” he toldTHR, saying his idea for a third story in the series takes inspiration fromFrancis Ford Coppola’s 1974 epicThe Godfather Part II.

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal in Gladiator II.Paramount Pictures

Connie Nielsen, who reprises her role as Lucius' mother Lucilla, also costars in the upcoming action epic, which comes 24 years afterRussell Croweled the series' original entry. The originalGladiatorwon fiveAcademy Awardsat the73rd Oscarsin 2001 and received 12 total nominations at that year’s ceremony.

Gladiator IIis in theaters Nov. 22.

source: people.com