Why Gladiator 2 Recast Lucius
Gladiator 2’s story follows Lucius as his family is murdered by Rome’s emperors, Caracalla and Geta. There are some specific reasons forGladiator 2’s Lucius recast and Paul Mescal replacing Spencer Treat Clark. Ridley Scott spent decades developing the sequel before it was finally in a spot where it could happen. The result is the follow-up coming 24 years after the first film, and that meant Clark aging considerably. That presented a problem forGladiator 2and how Scott wanted to portray Lucius....