Early Gladiator 2 footage has reportedly blown studio executives away
Riꦓd💜ley Scott’s Gladiator 2 gets high early praise

Gladiator 2 has got some glowing early praise according to new reports. Ridley Scott’s epic historical sequel 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:recently wrapped filming, and suggests that studio executives have been "blown away" by what they’ve seeꦑn so far.
The film will take place over 20 years after the first film, following Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus, the son of Empress Lucilla (Connie Nielsen). While an offici🥀al plot has yet to be released, Scott told that we’ll meet Lucius as a man living "in the wilderness", having last seen his family 15 years prior.
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Speaking to Total Film last year, Scott spoke about casting Aftersun’s Mescal in the lead role. "Can I see Paul Mescal being as big as Russell Crowe? For sure," he said. "I watched Normal People. It’s not my kind of show but I saw four episode🅰s in a row – boom, boom, boom. I was thinking, 'Who the hell is this Paul Mescal?' And then I watched the whole series. And then, suddenly, Gladiator 2 came up, because the script was working pretty well. And I kept thinking about Paul. And that was it."
Scott has already lined up his next project too, with Deadline also reporting that he’s in talks to direct an untitled Bee Gees movie. His latest movie, Napoleon, will 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:soon be released on Apple TV﷽ Plus as well.
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