![]() Neil Corbould, whose regular gigs as Scott’s special effects supervisor also started with Gladiator, will be… well, supervising Gladiator 2’s special effects. Gladiator was her first job for Scott and she’s been with him ever since – but she actually worked with his son Jake first, on highwaymen romp Plunkett & Macleane in 1999. Costume designer Janty Yates, who won an Oscar for the first film, is also back. Jane in 1997, will continue in that role. While this will be his second time acting for Ridley, Washington worked prolifically with the filmmaker’s late, great director brother Tony Scott, in Crimson Tide, Man On Fire, Deja Vu, The Taking Of Pelham 123 and Unstoppable – he’s no stranger to Scott Free Productions.Īrthur Max, who’s been Scott’s regular production designer since way back on G.I. Washington’s role was apparently written with him specifically in mind – and the actor told THR he’s excited by the ‘badass’ part. Perhaps the most exciting cast addition is Denzel Washington – reuniting with Scott for the first time after 2007’s American Gangster. We last saw him burying effigies of Maximus’ family in the spot where Maximus died in the Colosseum.Ĥ) It’s an American Gangster reunion for Scott and Denzel Washington The latter was one of Maximus’ closest companions, who survived the first film (he was part of a double-act with Ralf Möller’s Hagen, who didn’t). The joint emperor-ship was pretty disastrous and didn’t end well, but to go into further detail might constitute a spoiler…Īlso high up the cast list in as-yet-undisclosed role is Pedro Pascal, who will film Gladiator 2 in between seasons of The Last Of Us.Ĭonnie Nielsen is returning as Lucius’ mother Lucilla, and there are reports that Djimon Hounsou will reprise his role as the gladiator Juba. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Stranger Things 4 breakout Joseph Quinn plays Emperor Caracalla, Geta’s brother. Geta fought in the campaign against the Britons in the early 3rd Century, and became co-emperor with his brother when Severus died. The real Geta’s father was Septimius Severus, who served under Commodus as a provincial governor before becoming emperor himself. (The original Lucius, Spencer Treat-Clark, is still acting and doing nicely for himself – most recently in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the new Salem’s Lot – but doesn’t seem to have been in contention.)Īlso incoming is Barry Keoghan, riding high on the back of Eternals and The Banshees Of Inishirin, playing the Roman Emperor Geta. Mescal reportedly scored the role having been in competition with Richard Madden, Miles Teller, Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler. Which did he ultimately pursue? Did he achieve both? We don’t know yet. Lucius, last time we saw him, was enthralled by the heroic Maximus and starting to rub against his destiny as a Caesar preferring the idea of a gladiator’s life instead. Aftersun’s Paul Mescal is signed up for the lead, playing the grown-up Lucius Veras, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus.
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