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‘Gladiator II’ Is a Paul Mescal Thirst Trap With Swords
Rolling StoneStory by David Fear
scrn logline
Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' resurrects the Roman empire with Paul Mescal as the new Maximus, but can he save the crumbling kingdom?
beat sheet
- Paul Mescal steps into the iconic role of Maximus, with insiders calling him the ultimate thirst trap in the sword-and-sandal epic
- Pedro Pascal joins the cast as the power-hungry emperor, setting up an epic battle for the future of the Roman empire
call sheet
Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Roman Empire, Gladiator II