Gladiator II | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington
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From director Ridley Scott, watch the new Official Trailer for #GladiatorII starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Qui...
  • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
    81·
    4 months ago

    Honestly I was resistant to the news that they were making a sequel but that cast is pretty compelling. I really liked Paul Mescal in Aftersun and Denzel is always great.

    • golli@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Yeah the cast looks pretty solid, my only uncertainty in that regard is to what degree Denzel/Pedro Pascal disappear into their respective role vs me seeing them as these familiar actors. But that might be a subjective problem

      Besides that any mention of Aftersun automatically gets an upvote from me, such a great movie and performance by Paul Mescal.

  • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Why do trailers nowadays always start with the useless TRAILER STARTS NOW preview. I’m watching the damn trailer, no need to announce it.

    • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      They use this video as a pre-roll ad on YouTube. It’s meant to entice people who are about to click on the “Skip Ad” button.

  • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.mlMEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    I would ordinarily be way more into this, and there are things to look forward to here it seems, for sure … but I don’t think I can get past the cynicism from how they clearly want to ride on the popularity and iconic-ness of Gladiator.

    All that being said, if they have a solid political plot line involving Denzel’s character, I think that could make the movie for me. It’s Rome afterall, history’s great political drama!

    And maybe it’ll make the film for others too. In a post-Dune film moment, where well crafted political drama can work well, I can see this hitting a similar nerve.