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Gladiator II
Gladiator II is an upcoming epic historical action film directed and co-produced by Ridley Scott. It was produced by Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment and Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Serving as a sequel to Gladiator (2000), the film was written by David Scarpa from a story he wrote with Peter Craig. It stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington. Jacobi and Nielsen reprise their roles from the first film. Mescal portrays Lucius, the son of Maximus and Lucilla, who becomes a gladiator after his home is invaded by the Roman army led by General Marcus Acacius. Lucius seeks revenge against Acacius and fights as a gladiator for Macrinus, a former slave who plans to overthrow the emperors Geta and Caracalla.
Plot
Over two decades after the events of Gladiator, Lucius—the son of Lucilla and Maximus—lives with his wife and child in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by General Marcus Acacius invade, killing his wife and forcing Lucius into slavery. Inspired by Maximus, Lucius resolves to fight as a gladiator under the teaching of Macrinus, a former slave who plots to overthrow the young emperors Caracalla and Geta.
More details
| author | David Scarpa |
|---|---|
| director | Ridley Scott |
| editor | Claire Simpson Sam Restivo |
| genre | action drama historical |
| keywords | caracalla former slave geta gladiator kill lucilla numidia slavery teach wife and child |
| musicBy | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| producer | David Franzoni Douglas Wick Laurie MacDonald Lucy Fisher Michael Pruss Ridley Scott Walter F. Parkes |
| productionCompany | MacDonald Image Nation Red Wagon Entertainment Scott Free Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | action drama epic sequel |