Epic Behind-the-Scenes Promo for Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ Sequel
by Alex Billington
October 8, 2024
Source: YouTube
“This is the biggest film I’ve been on… It’s huge! Cecil B. DeMille on steroids!” Ha – thanks for that quote, Denzel. Paramount Pictures has debuted an epic behind-the-scenes featurette for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, his long-awaited sequel to the Oscar-winning classic Gladiator from 2000. This legacy sequel is actually a direct continuation – following Lucius, the son of Maximus’s love Lucilla, after Maximus’s death, who ends up fighting in the Colosseum as well. A new legacy of rebellion will begin… The promo video contains tons of new footage from the movie, as well as some fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses of filming. They keep talking about how “real” this is with gigantic sets and thousands of crew members bringing Ancient Rome to life. This stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Pedro Pascal as the Emperoro Marcus Acacius, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, plus Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, and Derek Jacobi. As always, I want more behind-the-scenes footage, especially because Ridley Scott is so badass and I want to hear more from him. These sets look gigantic! Wow! Excited to watch this sequel when it opens soon – hoping it will live up to the glory of the awesome first movie. Strength & honor!
Here’s the behind-the-scenes video featurette for Ridley Scott’s sequel Gladiator II, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II right here and the epic second trailer here.
Decades after the events of Gladiator, Lucius—the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius & son of Lucilla—lives with his wife and child in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by general Marcus Acacius invade, forcing Lucius into slavery. Inspired by Maximus, Lucius will fight as a gladiator while opposing the rule of the young emperors Caracalla and Geta. Gladiator II is once again directed by acclaimed British filmmaker Ridley Scott, director of many amazing movies including Alien, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, The Martian, Gladiator, Robin Hood, American Gangster, The Counselor, Matchstick Men, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, Legend, Exodus: Gods and Kings, All the Money in the World, The Last Duel, House of Gucci, and Napoleon previously. The screenplay is written by David Scarpa; based on characters created by David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson. Produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, David Franzoni. Made by Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment, P+M Image Nation. Paramount will debut Scott’s Gladiator 2 in theaters nationwide starting on November 22nd, 2024 this fall, just before Thanksgiving. Who’s excited?
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