\nGladiator was an awards darling when it came out in 2000 and went on to five Academy Awards. It stands to reason that Paramount would hope that the sequel would do more of the same. While the film has been hanging out in development hell since 2001, there has been some movement, including casting rumors that just came out last month and a summary of what the film will be about. Now we have a release date, and it is prime time.
It was officially greenlit in November 2018, and last year it was announced that the script was complete. Last month, we got word that Aftersun and Normal People star Paul Mescal was in talks to star. Ridley Scott is back to direct the film with a script by David Scarpa, returning costume designer Janty Yates, and production designer Arthur Max. Scott is set to produce along with Scott Free President Michael Pruss, as well as Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher via Red Wagon Entertainment.