Denzel Washington joins the cast of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2

Denzel Washington is the latest actor to star in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, following an agreement with Paramount.

Finally, the movie Gladiator 2 is under construction and now according to the newest Cinema and TV newsAnother actor has been added to the cast of Gladiator 2. Denzel Washington, the 2-time Academy Award winner who recently starred in The Equalizer 3, is set to reteam with Ridley Scott in the Gladiator sequel after 16 years, Deadline reported. Washington is in the final stages of negotiations with Paramount for Gladiator 2, and Washington and Scott, who previously worked together on American Gangster, are on the verge of another collaboration, according to sources close to Paramount.

Earlier Pavel Maskelactor of the series Normal People and the movie Aftersun to play the role of Lucius and Barry Keogan, the actor of the movie The Banshees of Inisherin and the series Chernobyl was chosen to play the role of the evil and negative Emperor Geta in the movie Gladiator 2. However, information about Washington’s role in Gladiator 2 is not available. Gladiator 2 is said to follow the story of Lucius, the son of Lucilla played by Connie Nielsen and the niece of Commodus played by Joaquin Phoenix.

At the end of Gladiator, Lucious was so impressed by Russell Crowe’s Maximus that he saved him and his mother. The movie Gladiator 2 will be released on November 22, 2024. Ridley Scott will return to direct Gladiator 2, and the task of writing the screenplay for Gladiator 2 is in the hands of David Scarpa, who previously worked with Scott on All The Money In The World and Napoleon.

Gladiator was released in 2000 and grossed more than $460 million at the global box office. Gladiator was also nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 5 awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. Denzel Washington previously won two Oscars for his role in the movie Glory and the movie Training Day, as well as for acting in such works as the movie Cry Freedom, the movie Malcolm X, the movie The Hurricane, the movie Flight, the movie Fences (nominated for two awards for acting and producer), the film Roman J. Israel, Esq and the film The Tragedy of Macbeth has been nominated for 8 Oscars.