Spencer Deal with Clark is completely satisfied to cross the sword to Paul Mescal in Gladiator II.
The 37-year-old actor, who performed Mescal’s character Lucius Verus as a toddler within the unique 2000 Gladiator movie, tells PEOPLE that he not too long ago watched the trailer for Ridley Scott’s extremely anticipated sequel.
“The film seems to be so good, and Paul’s going to do such an important job,” Clark says of Mescal, 28, in a chat surrounding his personal newly launched movie Salem’s Lot, which is now streaming on Max. “I’ve truly heard nice issues concerning the film.”
He additionally notes that he made the primary Gladiator “25 years in the past,” which is one thing he seems like “individuals overlook.” For Clark, although, “I really feel prefer it was 25 years in the past, however for some individuals, seeing me as an grownup and being like, ‘Oh my God, you are proper. You had been Lucius in Gladiator,’ is so wild.”
“However I am actually excited to see the film and to see what Paul brings to it,” he provides of the sequel. “And yeah, it comes out quickly. So I am excited for it.”
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Gladiator II picks up the place Gladiator left off, with a brand new fighter: Lucius, who’s the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of her brother Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), able to enter the world.
Scott, 86, made the choice for Mescal to steer the brand new film after watching him in 2020’s Regular Individuals. The solid additionally contains Nielsen, 59, and Derek Jacobi, reprising their roles, plus Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger.
Talking completely to PEOPLE on the Alien: Romulus premiere on Aug. 12, Scott gave some perception into what followers can anticipate from the sequel to the Might 2000 unique.
“It is nearly as good as the primary one,” the filmmaker mentioned on the time. “I did not say higher. It is nearly as good.”
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Scott additionally not too long ago instructed The Hollywood Reporter that he already has his sights set on a 3rd movie, regardless of the sequel nonetheless being practically two months away from its premiere.
“There’s already an concept,” he mentioned, noting that his idea for a 3rd Gladiator film takes inspiration from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 epic The Godfather Part II.
Scott, whose second Gladiator movie comes 24 years after Russell Crowe led the franchise’s preliminary entry, equally invoked The Godfather Half II whereas teasing a 3rd movie to French outlet Premiere.
“I am already toying with the thought of Gladiator III,” he instructed that outlet, hinting that Gladiator II’s ending “is harking back to” the tip of Coppola’s 1972 unique Godfather movie, with Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone unhappily main his household’s prison empire into the long run.
“So the following [film] can be a couple of man who does not need to be the place he’s,” Scott instructed Premiere of the idea.
Gladiator II is in theaters Nov. 22.
