There is then a definitemoment whenGladiator IIstops being a remakeand the plot goes into uncharted territory.
However, objectively, the movie unnecessarily obscures Lucius' identity when most people watching the movie know anyway.
However, the movie hides Lucilla and the relationship for some time as well.
This line was included in a trailer that came out before the movie.
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
