Gladiator 2 2024 Trending. At cinemacon 2024, with sr in attendance, paramount premiered the first trailer for gladiator 2 ahead of its release date. It stars paul mescal as lucius who, since the end of gladiator, has grown into an adult in the wilderness and is now returning to rome after 15 years.

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead rome, lucius is forced to enter the colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of rome to its people. As the summer sun blazes on, gladiator sandals have emerged as one of the season’s hottest footwear trends.