Lucius was raised in Numidia that's outside of the Roman Empire's control but somehow the Roman Empire comes to conquer his home leading to Lucius becoming a reluctant hero to the people. His mother sent him away to protect him from the corrupt Roman Empire. The Vanity Fair article goes indepth about this film where he is father, husband mirroring to Maximus who had a wife and son.

@TopReplica23

21 күн бұрын

@@Brook11223 Yeah it was actually based on him. The original Maximus Decimus Meridius was based on a North African native Berber slave warrior. Hollywood always stealing peoples identity he was not yt

i can't unsee Denzels LAUGH from training day ........

@TheMovieCouple

19 күн бұрын

lol true

That's actually accurate.. they would flood the Coliseum and have sea battles. Idk if they ever used sharks, but they did use Nile crocodiles. The Romans went bulls..t when it came to "the games." Movies in the past actually tone it down to how it was.

@AndrewMcColl

21 күн бұрын

That's right, they were called Naumachia and we'll also see them in the Those About To Die series. It seems like only a few might have taken place in the Coliseum due to size constraints, but special arenas we dug out to allow far larger battles. It's absolutely wild to imagine that sort of thing today, but is perfect for the big screen.

I listen and read about the Roman history all the time.

This looks 🔥. Gotta rewatch the original Gladiator soon. Been so long since I’ve watched that movie.

wicked and gladiator 2 will be such a fun double feature for that opening weekend!

@TheMovieCouple

21 күн бұрын

Yay for Wickedator! Or Gladi-wicked?

@TonyFontaine1988

20 күн бұрын

Guys like you will watch the worst movies they put out and continue to consume and waste money

Excellent trailer!!! The sets, costumes and visuals look amazing. I'm hyped for this movie. I like Paul Mescal, but part of me feels bad for Spencer Treat Clark who played Lucius in the original Gladiator. Spencer is still a working actor today and it was bad he never was considered returning to the role. His other credits was playing Bruce Willis' son in Unbreakable and Glass, Mystic River, The Last House on the Left remake, Agents of SHIELD, and recently Manhunt on Apple TV+.

Weirdly enough, I find myself thinking about the Roman Empire most days. But that's because I'm currently creating marketing material for a travel company and a LOT of their European coach tours and river cruises visit locations with links to the Roman empire.

I remember and really enjoyed the first film, a great trailer that showed alot but leaves room for so much we haven't seen, and all the time all the time ✝️

I AM SOOOOOO READY FOR THIS!! DAY ONE FOR ME

I watched the original Gladiator movie in my English class weeks before my graduation, and I'm intrigued for the sequel

@TonyFontaine1988

20 күн бұрын

@@ZeneonOMEGA intrigued for trash

Wendy and Dustin do you know how fast I click on the trailer this morning 😂😂

Looks good. It might not match the first (that came out at the right time/right cast/right mood), but even if it gets close, I will be happy. Music-wise, he has gone with Harry Gregson-Williams, who has done a lot of films and also does a good job. Scott used him in The Martian, The Last Duel, and Kingdom of Heaven.

Swear you guys been stuck in around the 70k subs for ever. Are you sure You Tube is giving you enough vision from the search results

The music makes it hard to take seriously

@TheMovieCouple

21 күн бұрын

too modern?

@jacobfleming3926

21 күн бұрын

@@TheMovieCoupleIn my opinion. The rap doesn’t fit. The movie still looks good

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

"Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock was in the first film's Super Bowl ad... It's not that deep... Just music to hype up the action in the trailer...

@aceshigh2784

21 күн бұрын

Who cares about the music. It’s for the trailer. We’re watching a trailer of people playing cos play. How serious you want this to be

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

@@aceshigh2784 I know, it's like these people are expecting this to be A Knight's Tale 2 and not Gladiator 2 (though, no shade to Knight's Tale. That movie and that soundtrack rule!) based off a simple, meaningless use of trailer music that 9 times out of 10, the trailer music doesn't actually appear in the movie. Like I said, Kid Rock was going "Bawitdaba da-bang da-bang diggy-diggy..." in first film's advertising, but obviously not in the movie itself... This is just been one of the dumbest discourses I've ever seen, which is honestly saying a lot...

What do I think of Rome; look around. Washington DC, football coliseum’s, NASCAR Speedway’s; even the Army. An American GI look uncannily like a modern Centurion. The helmet with chinstrap and attachments for sights, the heavy ballistic vest over a jacket that drops towards the knee, baggy pocket pants with ballistic boots, the utility belt full of tools of the trade.

Is Washington's character a time traveller or is will this be like "Valkyrie"?

I’m not sure about this movie. If I do see it, it’s only because I like first movie, Denzel and Pedro

Did you guys like the Gladiator part 2 trailer

The hard question is: which one are you more excited for, this or Deadpool 3?

@TheMovieCouple

21 күн бұрын

ohhh.... I think DP3, just because I'm living for the chaos that the Reynolds/Jackman pairing is going to bring. But Gladiator 2 is looking to be real epic

@GigiGarcia9369

20 күн бұрын

​@@TheMovieCoupleain't the first one was rated R but do you think the second one will be rated R

@jediconnor9349

18 күн бұрын

@@GigiGarcia9369 The new movie is gonna actually be the third film in the franchise and yes, it will be rated R.

Not understanding why the Jay-Z song is making so many people mad. I'm not even an avid listener of his, but like its just meaningless trailer music to amp up, primarily, the spectacle and the action. It's not that serious, especially considering the first film used Kid Rock music in its Super Bowl ad... Be happy it's Jay-Z and not some self-serious, slowed down and moody cover version. That was the way worse trailer music trend...

@TheMovieCouple

21 күн бұрын

We only muted the music for copyright reason, not bc we hate the music 😅

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

@@TheMovieCouple I know. I was saying it more for it's pretty the main thing other people are complaining about than anything else from what I've seen. Idk why. It's not the first historical movie to use anachronstic music for the trailer, so why is it such an issue here when it does honestly work just fine...

@jediconnor9349

21 күн бұрын

@@filmfanaticx4212And I don’t think it will be in the actual movie. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell people. I’m glad someone finally gets it.

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

@@jediconnor9349 Exactly. 9 times out of 10 it never is... "Bawitdaba" wasn't in the first, why expect Jay Z to be in the second... I swear people just find anything to complain about no matter how trivial...

@jediconnor9349

21 күн бұрын

@@filmfanaticx4212 That is how a lot of people are these days unfortunately.

Denzel is hannibal

Wait so denzel is Juba? The character that was played by Djimon Hounsou?

🍿🤩⚔️❤️

Now we are free

WICKIATOR WILL BE THE BARBENHEIMER OF 2024.

😂😂😂 6:57

A movie that never ever needed a sequel. Denzel looks like he is in Training Day 2 Rome Edition

@user-kx3nf2tb6o

21 күн бұрын

@@coldflamebluedragon196 wow man, like this comment hasn’t been pasted to every KZread reaction….go get some air

@nicksonleslie7366

21 күн бұрын

Wop wop wop 😂

@ziggymarley8498

21 күн бұрын

🤡

@dguthrie1

19 күн бұрын

@@user-kx3nf2tb6o lol

Shills aboard 😂😂😂😂

As one of the few people that strongly disliked Gladiator 1, Gladiator II looks substantial better. The shaky cam fad is gratefully over.

@jediconnor9349

21 күн бұрын

Yeah, I completely understand. A shaky cam can really ruin things for some folks. It doesn’t always bother me, but it has before.

That god awful Jay-Z music doesn't fit the theme of Gladiator. Hans Zimmer's score from the first film would fit this trailer perfectly. The score needs to sync with the story. The score itself tells a story. The trailer is compelling and the scenes are great but that rap music just doesn't jive in anyway possible lol. It's like putting Dom's Dodge charger in the arena and he is battling for his family lol. Also they did reshoot of the last scene from The Gladiator with replacing Spencer Treat Clark with a new young actor to play Lucius. Also it's Brother-in-Laws working together with Joseph Quinn and Pedro Pascal as they are going to appear in F4 and Reed Richards is married to Johnny Storm's sister Sue Storm lol.

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

"Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock was in the first film's Super Bowl ad... It's not that deep. Both songs aren't there for the story, but to hype the action and spectacle. It worked for the first, clearly. It's just trailer music, not the end of the world...

@Brook11223

21 күн бұрын

@@filmfanaticx4212 Well when you promoting a film the themes need to make sense. Putting something's not part of that specific time period it does not sync. The trailer music needs to make sense and not just put some stupid random music. Look at Safehouse film with Denzel and Ryan and that same song was used in the trailer and it worked. It fit the tone of the story.

@filmfanaticx4212

21 күн бұрын

@@Brook11223 BRUH, It is working cause the trailer itself isn't heavily focused on the story!! It's there, but watch it again and notice how much more focus there is on the ACTION and the SPECTACLE of the film and not the plot. And for that, the song works! Again, did I mention they did the same thing with the first film and Kid Rock music? It's NOT that deep, and you're acting like this is the only historical film to use anachronistic music in the trailer, of which I can assure it is not...

@Brook11223

21 күн бұрын

​​@@filmfanaticx4212 sorry to say this but the song does not work. Whoever did this trailer but adding that song halfway through it should be fired. That rap song does not work for this period piece film. That rap song can work for Safehouse film as it's a modern story and when you see the song start to play there is a beat to it as you listen to it and it works perfectly. For Gladiator you need to have music that fits the time and easily you could've reused some of the scores from the first film and it would sync perfectly. I watched this trailer over and over and once that Jay-Z, Kanye West song starts to play there is no connection. The music has to make sense to the story and recycling the same rap music completely throws it off lol.

@Brook11223

21 күн бұрын

@@filmfanaticx4212 by the way I am not the only one complaining there are plenty of people complaining and the comments people have posted are quite hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Looks terrible

the music sucks!

LOOKS STUPID

I don't like it. I LUV IT. 😄👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾