24 years after Gladiator starring Russell Crowe hit cinemas, we lastly have our first have a look at the sequel, full with photos of Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and extra.Self-importance Honest printed a lot of first-look photos from Ridley Scott’s long-awaited Gladiator 2, together with Paul Mescal’s Lucius battling Pedro Pascal’s Roman common Marcus Acacius. Denzel Washington, in the meantime, performs an arms seller referred to as Macrinus. Connie Nielsen returns as Lucilla, the mom of Lucius.Put together to be entertained. Your first have a look at ‘Gladiator II,’ starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and extra, has arrived.🔗: https://t.co/DIGAL9DVRf pic.twitter.com/KKz7IxCD34— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 1, 2024 Pedro Pascal is Marcus Acacius in ‘Gladiator II,’ a Roman common mentioned to have educated beneath Russell Crowe’s Maximus. Acacius “realized from the very best,” says Pascal, ”so after all this code of honor is ingrained into his coaching.” 🔗: https://t.co/gAx21xnsTB pic.twitter.com/qeZXkgukVb— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 1, 2024 First Look: Paul Mescal is Lucius in ‘Gladiator II.’ See extra photos from Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie: https://t.co/WWYVKnybYX pic.twitter.com/Y1WFNN0rWJ— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 1, 2024 Gladiator 2, due out November 22, picks up a long time after the occasions of the primary film and Maximus’ demise. Lucius finally ends up a prisoner of Rome, regardless of as soon as being the grandson of the emperor. Recreation of Thrones, Star Wars, and The Final of Us star Pedro Pascal performs Marcus Acacius, a Roman common mentioned to have educated as a junior officer beneath Crowe’s character, though he wasn’t seen within the first film, Self-importance Honest revealed.”This film has an id that’s formed by his legacy. It wouldn’t make sense for it to not,” Pascal commented. Acacius as a fighter who “realized from the very best, so after all this code of honor is ingrained into his coaching and into his existence. However on the finish of the day, he’s a distinct particular person. And that may’t change who he’s. Maximus is Maximus, and that may’t be replicated. That simply makes Acacius able to various things.”Paramount Footage revealed 5 minutes of footage of Gladiator 2 behind closed doorways at CinemaCon in April. Try IGN’s protection to seek out out what was proven.IGN’s Gladiator evaluate gave it 7/10 and mentioned: “Gladiator has a lot to supply. Oliver Reed is charismatic as Proximo. Richard Harris is completely compelling as Marcus Aurelius, the dying Roman Emperor who guilts Maximus into doing the proper factor. Russell Crowe as Maximus is, nicely, Russell Crowe — all the time carrying with him a cool mixture of weight, depth, and quiet dignity which makes him one in every of cinema’s most partaking on-screen presences.”Photograph by Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesWesley is the UK Information Editor for IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You possibly can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.