A returning actress and a Stranger Things star have joined the Gladiator 2 cast in key roles in Ridley Scott's forthcoming Gladiator sequel.
Gladiator 2 will once again be directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by David Scarpa. The sequel is set to take place years after the events of the first film. Mescal is set play Lucius, the now grown-up son of Nielsen’s Lucilla in the first film. It will also star Barry Keoghan (. Further details about their characters are still being kept under wraps.
Producing Gladiator 2 will be Scott and Scott Free president Michael Pruss, alongside Red Wagon Entertainment’s Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher. Universal also has the right to partner on the project once it is packaged, as they co-produced the original along with DreamWorks. Other crew returning from the original movie are costume designer Janty Yates and production designer Arthur Max.
The original film was led by Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Tommy Flanagan, and more. The film centered around a disgraced Roman general who becomes a gladiator after he gets betrayed by Commodus, the greedy son of the Emperor. The role of Maximus is often considered as a career-making role for Crowe, who gained worldwide recognition for his compelling performance.Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now.
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