The Normal People and Aftersun actor is in talks to play the son of Connie Nielsen’s character in a follow-up to the Oscar-winning hit
in late 2021 that a a script had already been written, calling it “a good, logical place to go” and adding that “there are enough components from the first one to pick up the ball and continue it”.
Gladiator was a major global hit in 2000 making $460m worldwide and turning lead Russell Crowe into an international star. It won five Oscars, including best picture and best actor. In 2021, Scott confirmed that a sequel would be going ahead based on the character of Lucius instead. The director’s next film Napoleon is set to be released later this year on Apple TV+ starring original Gladiator villain Joaquin Phoenix as the French leader.
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