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Paramount Pictures has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Gladiator II<\/em><\/strong>, the long-awaited sequel to the\u00a0 classic, Oscar-winning 2000 film, Gladiator<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The promo video<\/a>, which runs for two minutes and 15 seconds, contains a significant amount new footage from the drama.<\/p>\n

The featurette, which is subtitled Making an Epic<\/strong><\/em>, also contains behind-the-scenes glimpses into the follow-up’s shoot. The movie’s cast and director, Ridley Scott, discuss their experience shooting on the sets, on which thousands of crew members brought Ancient Rome to life.<\/p>\n

Gladiator II<\/em><\/strong> serves as a legacy sequel, as it’s a direct continuation of its predecessor. The new film follows Lucius, the son of Maximus’s love Lucilla, after Maximus’s death. Lucius also ends up fighting in the Colosseum.<\/p>\n

The upcoming drama stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Pedro Pascal as the Emperoro Marcus Acacius and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla. The follow-up also features Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, and Derek Jacobi.<\/span><\/p>\n

While discussing the upcoming project, Washington noted: “This is the biggest film I’ve been on. It’s huge! Cecil B. DeMille on steroids!”<\/p>\n

Gladiator II<\/em><\/strong>, which is set decades after the events of Gladiator<\/em><\/strong>, follows Lucius – the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla – lives with his wife and child in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by general Marcus Acacius invade, forcing Lucius into slavery. Inspired by Maximus, Lucius will fight as a gladiator while opposing the rule of the young emperors Caracalla and Geta (Hechinger and Quinn).<\/p>\n

Like the original movie, Scott returned to the Gladiator<\/em><\/strong> series to helm the sequel. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker has stated that he’s already intent on turning the franchise into a trilogy.<\/p>\n

Scott said: “I’m already playing with the idea of Gladiator III<\/strong><\/em>. No, seriously. The end of Gladiator II<\/em><\/strong> evokes that of The Godfather<\/strong><\/em>, with Michael Corleone who ends up with a job he didn’t want, and who wonders, ‘And now, Father, what am I doing?’ The next film therefore will speak of a man who does not want to be where he is.”<\/p>\n

The follow-up’s screenplay was written by David Scarpa, who based the story on characters created by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson. Gladiator II<\/em><\/strong> was produced by Scott, Michael Pruss, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and David Franzoni. Paramount will release the movie in theaters nationwide on November 22.<\/p>\n

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