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Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images There’s been plenty of questions asked about whether or not we ever needed a sequel to Ridley Scott’s classic historical epic Gladiator, but all of those concerns have been dispelled in an instant now that Denzel Washington has joined the cast. The 2000 blockbuster earned $460 million at the box office, won five Academy Awards from 12 nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor, and ignited the boom that saw the big budget swords-and-sandals story become one of…

Actress Daisy Ridley who rose to fame with Star Wars sequel trilogy is set to headline Amazon Prime Video’s series ‘The Better Liar’, as per new report in entertainment portal Deadline. The series is based on the book by the same name by Tanen Jones. The Better Liar centers on a woman who “hires a lookalike in an effort to conceal her sister’s death and claim their shared inheritance,” but “her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets,” This series also marks Ridley’s first TV series lead role, who is also set to…

Just after the news that Ridley Scott's Dope Thief Apple TV Plus adaptation would be costing $50 million for the pilot alone, it looks like there are more issues on set. Michael Mando was originally supposed to be playing a key character in the Crime Drama, but after what Deadline reports as 'an on-set altercation with another cast member', it looks like he's being replaced with Narcos alum Wagner Moura.The show is still in its production phase where recasts can be quite common, so it's unlikely to be much of a…

Alien and Gladiator director Ridley Scott has a new show in the works, and it's coming to Apple TV Plus. It doesn't seem cheap, either – a person working on the show revealed to Jordan Ruimy of World Of Reel (opens in new tab) that the pilot alone cost over $50 million. To put that in perspective, Gladiator had a budget of $103 million according to IMDB, and that was a full-length feature film and a very long one at that.It looks like Scott's making another project that's grand in scale, with monstrous budgets. This…

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ sequel to release in Nov 2024; Paul Mescal in talks for it ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia ) Director Ridley Scott’s follow-up to ‘Gladiator’ will release on November 22, 2024. ‘Aftersun’ Oscar nominee Paul Mescal is in negotiations to star in the film. The untitled sequel will be produced by Ridley Scott, his Scott Free Productions president Michael Pruss, Red Wagon Entertainment’s Doug Wick, and Lucy Fisher David Scarpa will write the script, reports Variety. Released in 2000, the original…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDirector Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 has officially received a late 2024 release date.Scott announced in 2018 that he was planning a follow-up to his original 2000 box office hit Gladiator, which starred Russell Crowe as Roman soldier Maximus. That film followed Maximus as he was forced into slavery and vowed to exact revenge against his betrayer Commodus, portrayed by Joaquin…

Daisy Ridley as Rey, uh, Palpatine.Image: LucasfilmThe year is 2023 and, yes, we’re still talking about the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Specifically, the disconnect between Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi and J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. Star Daisy Ridley has a new movie at Sundance and there, she was asked what she thought about the reveal that her character, Rey, was the grandchild of Emperor Palpatine, especially when so much was made of her potentially being “no one.”“Well, J.J. was the one…

This year’s Sundance film festival, a welcome return to in-person premieres for films that often desperately need an audible response to kickstart word of mouth, has begun with a bit of a shrug. And it’s a specifically frustrating kind of shrug, the kind that comes from initial “oh maybe” enthusiasm slowly fading into “oh of course” disappointment, something many festival attendees know about all too well.In Sometimes I Think About Dying, what might sound like Sundance 101 on paper (the title alone read as worryingly…

Paul Mescal to star in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ sequel(Photo Credit –wikimedia/Poster From Gladiator) ‘Aftersun’ and ‘Normal People’ star Paul Mescal is in talks to star in Ridley Scott’s hotly-anticipated sequel to ‘Gladiator’, the 2000 epic that made Russell Crowe a superstar and went on to win an Oscar for best picture. But the film isn’t a prequel and Mescal won’t be stepping into Crowe’s toga. Mescal will play Lucius, the son of Lucilla, reports Variety. Scott is returning to the world of swords and sandals…

Normal People breakout Paul Mescal is in talks to take the lead in Ridley Scott’s belated sequel to 2000 hit Gladiator.The 26-year-old actor would take on the role of Lucius, the son of Lucilla. Connie Nielsen played Lucilla in the original film. Scott confirmed in late 2021 that a a script had already been written, calling it “a good, logical place to go” and adding that “there are enough components from the first one to pick up the ball and continue it”Reportedly, a final draft was delivered in November 2022 and after…