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Denzel Washington is in talks to take one of the main roles in the sequel to the tape Gladiatorwhich will be released in the United States on November 22, 2024.
In the film (tentatively titled Gladiator 2) Irish actor Paul Mescal (recently nominated for the award oscar for the movie “Aftersun”) will play Lucius, a gladiator who is the son of Lucilla (the character from Connie Nielsen in the original film). Ridley Scott will direct the project and act as producer, while David Scarpa He’s putting the finishing touches on the script.
It is not yet known what Denzel’s character would be in the film, but if he accepts it would be his second job with Ridley after “American Gangster” of 2007, a film that grossed more than $130 million in the United States and in which he shared credits with Russell Crowecuriously the protagonist of Gladiator 23 years ago.
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