Final Trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ with Denzel & Paul & Pedro
by Alex Billington
November 18, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Just here for the games!” Let the games begin. Paramount Pictures has debuted one final promo trailer for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II movie, the long-awaited sequel to 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… After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people. This movie stars Paul Mescal as Lucius (originally it was Spencer Treat Clark), 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. This epic legacy sequel lands in theaters this week – catch it on the big screen (including in IMAX or 4DX) with a big crowd to get the best experience. It’s time for Lucius to get his revenge! View his fight training featurette here. Are you ready to return to Rome?
Here’s the final official trailer (+ poster) 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. Ready to rock?
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