Over 20 years since we last entered the Colosseum, Ridley Scott is taking us back to Ancient Rome in November with Gladiator II. Paul Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, the grandson of Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen). After witnessing Maximus kill his uncle, Commodus, Lucius fled into the wilds of Rome, ending up in Numidia, and eventually married and had a son. When the Roman army invades, Lucius is captured and forced into slavery, where, much like Maximus, he becomes a gladiator and seeks his vengeance in the arena. Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Fred Hechinger, and Derek Jacobi co-star, with Nielsen returning to reprise her role from the first movie. A sequel to Gladiator has been talked about since 2001, and it will finally arrive on November 22nd this year. Check out the first trailer below.
