Here’s more about his character and the rest of the cast, which includes returning characters and new faces alike, in our full “Gladiator II” cast and character guide. Paul Mescal as Lucius ...

Day One” star Joseph Quinn and veteran actor Denzel Washington. “Gladiator 2” picks up about 25 years after the final events of “Gladiator." The first trailer begins with Lucius ...

I have to have [the gladiators] fighting something which is formidable. So I cast 12 very small stuntmen. Some of them are not children, but tough teens, quite tiny. And I put them all in black ...

The first Gladiator made a whopping $503.2 million at the box office after its release in 2000. The film went on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe.

It hits a week before the Thanksgiving holiday. “Gladiator 2” boasts a stacked cast. Paul Mescal stars as Lucius, Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius, and Denzel Washington as Macrinus lead the roster.