'Gladiator 2' took CinemaCon by storm with a hoard of soldiers and gave theater owners a first look at the highly anticipated film. Filmmaker Ridley Scott introduced the first footage of the movie via a video message sent from London. He said of the sequel, "It is possibly even more extraordinary than the first."
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00:00 Gladiator 2 took CinemaCon by storm with a horde of soldiers and gave theater owners a first look
00:05 at the highly anticipated movie. Filmmaker Ridley Scott introduced the first footage of the project
00:11 via a video message sent from London. He said of the sequel, "It is possibly even more extraordinary
00:16 than the first." The first Gladiator movie was released in 2000 and won Best Picture at the
00:21 Academy Awards. The film, starring Russell Crowe, told the story of a Roman general sold into
00:26 slavery and forced to fight as a gladiator. Crowe won a Best Actor Oscar for the role.
00:31 Paul Meskel stars in Gladiator 2. The footage, that premiered exclusively at CinemaCon,
00:36 revealed him to be a gladiator and showed his character fighting murderous monkeys as well as
00:40 a soldier on a rhinoceros. The project dives into anti-war politics, with Pedro Pascal playing a
00:46 military figure who no longer wants to throw away Rome's young men in war. As a result, he, too,
00:51 is then condemned to fight as a gladiator. Meanwhile, Denzel Washington's character
00:55 seems to be guiding Meskel's character to inspire revolution. Scott noted in his video remarks
01:00 introducing the footage that it's been more than 20 years since the first film at theaters and
01:04 said the sequel is "well worth the wait." For much more on this story and the latest
01:08 CinemaCon news, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.