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‘Gladiator II’ Stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen Heap Praise on Director Ridley Scott: ‘He Built Rome’

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Ridley Scott may not have been present for the first major screening of “Gladiator II” on Friday night on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles, but the 86-year-old director was the favorite topic of conversation for stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger in the post-screening Q&A. Mescal — who plays Lucius Virus, the grown son of Russell Crowe’s character from the first “Gladiator,” released in 2000 — spoke in awe about Scott’s ability to shoot the film’s elaborate opening battle sequence, which involved Pedro Pascal’s Roman general leading a fleet of ships invading a city on the North African coast.
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Gladiator sequel is 'moving forward with casting'... 23 years after release of the original epic
Sir Ridley Scott's planned Gladiator sequel is reportedly moving forward with casting.The moviemaker, 85, has been working on a follow-up to his 2000 epic which starred Russell Crowe as former Roman general Maximus seeking revenge after being forced into slavery and a new report from Puck News suggests movie bosses are now looking to cast the lead actors.Scott previously confirmed the script was finished but he was trying to find time in his busy schedule to get the project going. Back for more: Sir Ridley Scott's planned Gladiator sequel is reportedly moving forward with castingLast month, reports suggested the new film will follow the story of Lucius - the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix's tyrant character Commodus who was saved by Maximus in the first film.Connie Nielsen - who played Lucius' mother Lucilla - is said to be returning along with Djimon Hounsou who played Juba - a man kidnapped from his home by slave traders.  Speaking in 2021, Scott insisted the Gladiator sequel would be next on his list as soon as he finished work on Napoleon - which stars Phoenix as the French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte and is due for release on Apple TV Plus later this year.Scott told Empire magazine: 'I'm already having [the next] Gladiator written now.
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