A brand new trailer for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II will arrive tomorrow, with Paramount dropping a teaser for it over the weekend.
Are you not entertained? Nicely, should you aren’t but, Paramount goes to be sure to are by the point Gladiator II hits theaters in November, as they plan to launch one other trailer tomorrow!
Regardless of the posters, trailers, footage, and press, it’s nonetheless form of onerous to assume that we are literally getting Gladiator II. However you higher consider it as a result of there was loads of funding into the movie. And we’re not simply speaking funds (the film is alleged to value someplace round $300 million) however by the phrase of Ridley Scott himself, who stated that Gladiator II is among the best movies he’s ever made. Scott is usually one of many largest hype males for his upcoming movies however we do consider he’s assured right here. Now, how will it really stack up in opposition to 2000’s Finest Image-winning authentic?
Right here is the plot of Gladiator II, as per Paramount: “From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.”
Ridley Scott’s most up-to-date movie, Napoleon, was a field workplace failure, however is one which he continued to face by. May Gladiator II – poised to be one other epic from Scott – undergo the identical destiny? Nonetheless the numbers come up, Scott is already intent on turning his saga right into a trilogy. As he put it, “I’m already playing with the idea of Gladiator 3. No, seriously. The end of Gladiator II evokes that of the Godfather, with Michael Corleone who ends up with a job he didn’t want, and who wonders, ‘And now, Father, what am I doing? ‘The next film will therefore speak of a man who does not want to be where he is.” It’s important to respect Ridley Scott’s ambitions!
Gladiator II arrives in his homeland on November fifteenth, with a United States and Canadian launch the next weekend.
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