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‘Gladiator 2’ Has the ‘Biggest Action Sequence I’ve Ever Done,’ Says Ridley Scott


Ridley Scott says 'Gladiator 2' features an action sequence that's larger than anything he's done in the past.

“ Gladiator 2 ” stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus, the original film’s antagonist played by Joaquin Phoenix. Set years after 2000’s “Gladiator,” the sequel sees Lucius living as a young adult in the northern African region of Numidia, where he was sent by his mother as a child. Although Scott didn’t share too many details about the opening action sequence in “Gladiator 2,” he did tease a moment where Mescal’s Lucius faces a rhinoceros in the Colosseum.

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