Denzel Washington has joined the forged of Ridley Scott’s upcoming Gladiator sequel.
Scott, 82, is directing the movie, primarily based on a script written by David Scarpa (All of the Cash within the World).
Paul Mescal will star as Lucius, the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus whom Russel Crowe’s Maximus saves within the unique film, whereas Barry Keoghan was not too long ago forged as a personality named Emperor Geta.
Washington’s character is being saved underneath wraps, however Deadline describes it as a “bad-ass function.”
Launched in 2000, the unique Gladiator grossed over $460 million on the field workplace and received 5 Academy Awards, together with Finest Image and Finest Actor for Crowe.
Its sequel is dated for launch on November twenty second, 2024.
Washington and Scott beforehand collaborated on the 2007 crime thriller, American Gangster.
