‘Gladiator II’ Trailer: Paul Mescal Is Ready For Battle In First Look At Ridley Scott’s Epic Sequel

Here it is — the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s anticipated Gladiator II , starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington.

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ Movie Posters and Images: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn & Connie Nielsen

Paramount dropped the trailer this morning. Accompanying captions on socials read: “From director Ridley Scott, watch the new Official Trailer for #GladiatorII starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, and Fred Hechinger – Only in theatres November 22.”

Written by David Scarpa from a story he created with Peter Craig, the Gladiator sequel is set years after the original film and has Mescal taking over the role of Lucius that Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in the 2000 movie. Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and the nephew of Commodus, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the first film.

The film’s starry ensemble also includes Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, and Derek Jacobi. Douglas Wick, Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss and David Franzoni produced, with Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Raymond Kirk and Aidan Elliott serving as executive producers.

The plot is said to follow Lucius, who resides peacefully with his family in Numidia. But General Marcus Acacius’ (Pascal) invasion of the city forces Lucius into slavery. Inspired by Russel Crowe’s Maximus, Lucius decides to become a gladiator and challenge the rule of Emperors Caracalla (Hechinger) and Geta (Quinn).

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’: Everything We Know So Far

Gladiator II is set to open November 22 against the first chapter of Universal Pictures’ Wicked , along with the Angel Studios drama Bonhoeffer . Most recently releasing A Quiet Place: Day One , which has thus far grossed over $178 million globally, and the John Krasinski-directed IF , Paramount’s slate for the rest of the year also includes Transformers One on September 20, horror sequel Smile 2 on October 18, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on December 20, and the Robbie Williams drama Better Man on December 25.

Check out the Gladiator II trailer above.

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Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' Poster Sees Paul Mescal's Lucius Prepare For Battle