There are also many new faces, including Matt Lucas.
Lucas' character effectively replaces Cassius, who was the Master of Ceremonies in the firstGladiator.
David Hemmings played Cassius inGladiator.
As the actor passed away in 2003, neither Hemmings or Cassius appear inGladiator II.
Notably,Gladiator IIbegan filming in May of 2023.
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.
