Gladiator II (2024) Movie Thread

[Spikey]

The first trailer due sometime this month.

Gladiator II heads to theaters on November 22, they're ready to tell the rest of the world where the story picks up in the years after Russell Crowe's Maximus gave his life, upending the leadership of the decadent and corrupt society. The central character is Lucius, last seen as the young son of Lucilla, Connie Nielsen's noblewoman from the original movie. Nielsen also returns in the sequel, playing one of the few true-life figures in the otherwise fictional Gladiator storyline, the daughter of the late emperor Marcus Aurelius. In the actual history, Lucilla was a firebrand revolutionary who despaired of the direction Rome took after her father's demise.

 

[David76]

Bizarre that this exists and is about to release a trailer.

The cast is good though so hopefully we get a decent film

 

[Boot Cleaner]

The first trailer has dropped

 

[Dylan]

Trailer doesn't fill me with confidence but hey it might be good.

 

[Mamacita]

Most Ridley Scott films are underwhelming, visually impressive yet dull affairs and this trailer didn't assuage me of my fears.

 

[hannah]

A behind the scenes clip



I'm bracing myself for this being crap tbh, but hopefully I'm wrong.

I also see it's being released on November 15th - I didn't realise it was coming out this year.

 

[Cornetto]

It's nowhere near as good as the original, but it's not terrible either. As is typical with epic films these days, it could have done with another round or two in the editing suite. I found myself much more interested in General Acacius than Mescal's Lucius Verus/Hanno.

 

[Insane Cat]

I saw it yesterday. I don't think it's as bad as others are saying, but I have to say it wasn't great.

 

[Best]

Saw it today. Deliberately avoided any reviews as I didn't want to spoil it. Gladiator is one of my favourite ever films. Wish I didn't bother. Absolute rubbish. I'm trying to think of things I liked about it and literally can't think of any. In the pantheon of bad sequels, it has to be up there with some of the worst.