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Baffled Gladiator fans confused over bizarre choice of music used in first trailer of new Ridley Scott sequel


Although some of the lyrics line up with what's going on in the historical blockbuster, fans are complaining that ithe music in the trailer 'doesn't match with ancient Rome'.

As the dramatic first look to the new movie starring Paul and Pedro Pacal reaches its climax, Jay Z (RIGHT) and Kanye West's (LEFT) hip-hop track No Church In The Wild begins playing In the sequel to the popular movie, Russell Crow's legendary Maximus is long-since dead and buried, so it is Lucius - the grandson of Rome's former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla - who must fight for his liberty after being taken into slavery. Played by 12-year old Spencer Treat Clark in Scott's original film, Lucius is now fully grown and intent on following the lead set by Maximus by forcing his way out of the notorious fighting pits.

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