Directed by Scott and written by David Scarpa, Gladiator II is set 16 years after the events of Gladiator. This time around, Lucius Verus (Mescal) is taken from his home and brought to Rome’s Colosseum to train as a gladiator. 

Alongside Paul, the film also stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, and Fred Hechinger.