“Probably the biggest action sequence” that Ridley Scott has ever produced will open Gladiator II.

November 2024 sees the release of Gladiator II in US theaters. Paul Mescal plays Lucius Verus in Scott’s picture, Pedro Pascal plays Marcus Acacius, and other actors.

In an interview with Empire Magazine, Scott disclosed that Gladiator II’s opening sequences will be nothing short of magnificent.

Addressing how Gladiator II will utilize different kinds of technology that weren’t available when the original Gladiator, released in 2000, came out, Scott said, “Computerisation and AI — you have to embrace it. I can have a computer read every molecule and wrinkle on a rhino and then cut it on a thick piece of plastic, absolutely as a rhino’s body, which is then tailored to a skeleton shape.”

What is the plot of Gladiator II?

Gladiator II, the follow-up to the renowned Ridley Scott film, is another epic tale of power, intrigue, and revenge set in ancient Rome. Years after witnessing his uncle’s brutal murder of the beloved hero Maximus, Lucius (Paul Mescal) finds himself compelled to enter the Colosseum when the despotic Emperors who now rule Rome with an iron grip take control of his hometown. With anger in his heart and the Empire’s future in jeopardy, Lucius must turn to his history for the courage and fortitude to restore Rome’s splendor to her people.

The forthcoming sequel also stars Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Joseph Quinn as Emperor Geta, Fred Hechinger as Emperor Caracalla, Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus, and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla in addition to Mescal and Pascal.

On November 22, 2024, Gladiator II will be available in theaters across the United States thanks to Paramount Pictures.