EXCLUSIVE: The highly-anticipated Gladiator sequel continues to add to its already impressive cast as sources tell Deadline Connie Nielsen has closed her deal to return while Joseph Quinn is in neg…
is in negotiations to play Emperor Caracalla in the untitled pic for Paramount. They join Paul Mescal, who will star as Lucius, Barry Keoghan and Denzel Washington. Ridley Scott is returning to direct., which earned more than $460 million in worldwide box office and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning five including Best Picture.
Scott also will produce, along with Scott Free President Michael Pruss as well as Doug Wick & Lucy Fisher via Red Wagon Entertainment. David Scarpa penned the script.Also returning from the original film are John Mathieson , Arthur Max , and Janty Yates . Paramount Pictures has dated the film for Nov. 22, 2024.
The first film was co-production between Universal and DreamWorks, and while DreamWorks will not be involved in the sequel, Universal has the right to partner again when the project is packaged. Since so many characters were killed off in the first film and its been so long since that pic premiered, there weren’t ton of familiar faces to choose from when it came to legacy cast members returning for this sequel. This is why it was so important to Scott and the studio that Nielsen’s character return for this sequel and made sure she was a part of its plans from the start of development.
As for Quinn, his star as been on the rise following his scene stealing role as Eddie Munson in the most season of Netflix’s hit seriesA Quiet Placewhich just drew a ton of buzz at this weeks CinemaCon. Insiders close to that production say early footage from the film blew away execs with how he held his own alongside Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, who stars in the pic.was also seen in BBC One’s Howards End limited series as well as BBC One’s Les Miserables.
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