Get ready to be entertained
The much-anticipated Gladiator movie sequel finally has a trailer, and from the brief three-minute preview it has given us, it looks like it will be another epic spectacle of bloody gladiators filled with power struggles, rebellion and vengeance.
Gladiator II is one of our most anticipated new movies of the year, and is set to arrive in movie theaters later in 2024, on November 22, before likely getting a streaming release on Paramount Plus later – although that hasn’t been officially confirmed so make sure to check back to find out when that’s announced.
As a sequel to one of the best Ridley Scott movies, we have high hopes for what the new Gladiator, especially seeing as Scott will be back in the director’s chair. There’s also an all-star cast ensemble on board, which so far includes:
Paul Mescal (Normal People) as Lucius
Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) as Lucilla
Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Marcus Acacius
Denzel Washington (The Equalizer) as Macrinus
Derek Jacobi (Gladiator) as Senator Gracchus
Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Emperor Geta
Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus) as Emperor Caracalla
Lior Raz (The Crowded Room) in an unnamed role
May Calamawy (Moon Knight) in an unnamed role
Details about the plot are thin on the ground but we do know roughly what we can expect from the sequel, which we’ll briefly cover below.
