Scott blames the decades-long delay on the film's script.
Ridley Scott's eclectic roster of films is about to add a major title, with the iconic director currently working on Gladiator 2. The sequel is set to follow up on the events of Scott's iconic 2000 film Gladiator, with an ensemble cast led by Paul Mescal as Lucius. In a recent interview with Total Film, Scott addressed the decades-long wait for the new Gladiator — and mainly blamed it on an initial inability to figure out the story.
What Is Gladiator 2 About?The Gladiator sequel will star Mescal as Lucius, the son of Lucilla, The youth was the nephew of Commodus, the weaselly son of Roman leader Marcus Aurelius who murdered his father seized the throne and wound up in the gladiator ring with Maximus, who though mortally wounded, skewered the emperor before fading into the great beyond to reunite with his slain wife and son.
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