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During a presentation at CineEurope, Paramount hyped up Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 starring Paul Mescal. Per Variety, who attended CineEurope, Gladiator 2 was the “main event” of Paramount’s presentation. The extended footage shown was dubbed “epic” footage that featured Mescal and Pedro Pascal. Introducing the footage, Scott promised the sequel is “well worth the wait.” […]

In a recent interview, Russell Crowe candidly expressed his discomfort regarding the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic film “Gladiator,” Deadline reports. Despite the original film catapulting him to stardom and earning him an Oscar, Crowe admitted feeling uneasy about the sequel’s production, primarily due to his character’s demise. Crowe’s Unease with Gladiator 2 Reflecting […]

Prime Video is reviving the late ’80s and ’90s competition series American Gladiators, Deadline exclusively reported. MGM Alternative and Amazon MGM Studios is set to produce the series for Prime Video with Flor-Jon Films. Flor-Jon is series creator’s Johnny C. Ferraro, who will also serve as executive producer. American Gladiators is often considered the precursor […]

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II was shown quite in theme at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to theater owners, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director sent a video from London to the venue. “It is possibly even more extraordinary than the first,” Scott said about the 2000 film’s sequel. The movie’s star, Paul Mescal, said […]

The budget for Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator 2 has ballooned to a huge number. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the budget for the long-awaited sequel has ballooned to $310 million. Originally, the film was given a $165 million budget, but it has nearly doubled. However, Paramount sources reinforce that the net cost of the 49-day […]

Actor Pedro Pascal, known for his roles in “The Mandalorian” and “Narcos,” has shared his awe at the grandeur of the production set for the highly anticipated “Gladiator 2,” according to Screenrant. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Pascal expressed his admiration for director Ridley Scott’s meticulous attention to detail and the scale of the […]

Academy Award-nominee Paul Mescal fears that starring in the Ridley Scott-helmed Gladiator 2 will make him wildly famous, Variety reported. The Irish actor already has a devoted fanbase due to his roles in the 2020 miniseries Normal People, 2022’s Aftersun for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar and the most recent All […]

Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington-led Gladiator 2 gets a huge production update post-SAG-AFTRA strike. We will be entertained (soon) Variety is reporting that Gladiator 2 will resume filming in Malta on December 4. Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, filming was paused while the film was in the middle of production. After 118 days, the […]

Gladiator 2 may not have Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, and loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aurelius, but it will have Denzel Washington, Screen Rant reported. Ridley Scott’s sequel to the 2000 film is scheduled for release on Nov. 24, 2024, but not […]

Director Ridley Scott opens up about Paul Mescal playing Lucius in the new Gladiator 2 movie. Rotten Tomatoes released the clip on X that has the award-winning director discussing Mescal’s part, and he reveals a bit about what takes place in the story. Ridley Scott on Paul Mescal’s role as Lucius in Gladiator 2 “Paul […]

Director Ridley Scott told The New Yorker that he was in the middle of editing 90 minutes’ worth of Gladiator 2 footage when the strikes shut down film production. The footage included Paul Mescal, who stars in the movie, fighting a troop of baboons. Scott’s inspiration for the scene was a video of the primates […]

Gladiator 2 is set to feature some major names for Ridley Scott’s return to the Roman Empire, including Denzel Washington whose character was given a first tease by the director in a new interview. Ridley Scott spoke with Total Film, via GamesRadar+, about his upcoming films, most notable among them being Gladiator 2 and the […]

When you think of Russell Crowe‘s career, one of the first films that likely comes to mind is “Gladiator.” The epic historical drama, directed by Ridley Scott, was a critical and commercial success, winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe, Yahoo reports. However, according to the actor, the film was […]

So many productions have had to pause amid the SAG-AFTRA strike, and Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-led Gladiator 2 is no exception. However, the long-awaited sequel was in a weird spot upon its production being halted. Variety detailed the production of Gladiator 2 and the day the SAG-AFTRA strike kicked into gear. The report included that […]

The SAG-AFTRA strike already caused Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer premiere to move its start time earlier, and now three significant projects have all been delayed thanks to the strike. An Alien series and Mortal Kombat and Gladiator films have all hit massive production roadblocks. Variety reported the big delays. FX’s Alien series is currently in pre-production […]

Gladiator 2 is coming despite a rocky production, the star of the original Ridley Scott epic, Russell Crowe, has teased a very different approach for the upcoming sequel. Speaking to MaltaToday, Crowe said, “He [Ridley Scott] has been thinking about it for a very long time, he has a very sure clear idea of how […]

The cast of Ridley Scott‘s upcoming epic sequel, Gladiator 2, continues to grow, but the cast also lost an Academy Award-nominated actor. Deadline reported that Gladiator 2 has lost Barry Keoghan, who’s coming off an Oscar-nominated performance in The Banshees of Inisherin. This was due to scheduling conflicts that forced him to step out of […]