“The Last of Us” and “The Mandalorian” actor Pedro Pascal is in final negotiations to star in Gladiator 2 for Ridley Scott and Paramount Pictures.
The actor would join Paul Mescal Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington in the David Scarpa-written follow-up.
The film, set decades after the Russell Crowe-starring original, fixes on the son of Lucilla and nephew of Commodus, played by Mescal.
Gladiator is expected to release November 22nd 2024.