He remains dead, completely eschewing Ridley Scotts original idea to bring him back from the afterlife.

Lucius wears his fathers armor in the fight against Macrinus.

Gladiator II Official Poster

Paul Mescal’s Lucius rubs his hands with dirt in Gladiator 2, with a picture of Russell Crowe’s Maximus on the right

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Paul Mescal as Lucius with a purple sky behind him in the Colosseum in Gladiator 2

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.

Russell Crowe from G1, Paul Mescal from G2, and Djimon Hinsou from G1

Headshot Of Paul Mescal In The 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs)

Headshot Of Pedro Pascal In The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Gladiator II