READ MORE: Paul Mescal In Talks To Star In Ridley Scott\u2019s \u2018Gladiator\u2019 Sequel<\/a><\/p>\nMescal is recent off the primary\u00a0Oscar<\/strong>\u00a0nomination of his profession, for Best Actor in\u00a0Charlotte Wells<\/strong>\u2018 debut \u201cAftersun<\/strong>.\u201d However, no one knows much about \u201cGladiator 2\u201d outside of Mescal\u2019s casting. The actor will play Lucius, son of\u00a0Connie Nielson<\/strong>\u2018s Lucilla from Scott\u2019s 2000 movie, in a narrative that takes place years after\u00a0Russell Crowe<\/strong>\u2018s Maximus skewered\u00a0Joaquin Phoenix<\/strong>\u2018s Commodus in the gladiator ring. What will that story entail? Who knows, but it\u2019s Mescal\u2019s first big-budget manufacturing and his first meaty motion position. Expect him to beef up considerably for the half.<\/p>\nBut Mescal has a whole lot of different upcoming roles earlier than \u201cGladiator 2\u201d begins filming. He\u2019s already shot \u201cFoe<\/strong>,\u201d a sci-fi thriller, and\u00a0Andrew Haugh<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cStrangers<\/strong>,\u201d each in post-production now. And Mescal additionally has\u00a0Richard Linklater<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cMerrily We Roll Along<\/strong>\u201d on the way in which too, which is presently in manufacturing. Also within the playing cards: \u201cA Spy By Nature<\/strong>,\u201d an espionage thriller primarily based on\u00a0Charles Cumming<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cAlec Milius<\/strong>\u201d e-book sequence, with \u201cThe Last King Of Scotland<\/strong>\u201d director\u00a0Kevin Macdonald<\/strong>\u00a0helming the venture.<\/p>\nWhat else is on the market about \u201cGladiator 2\u201d? Only that Scott produces with\u00a0Michael Pruss<\/strong>,\u00a0Doug Wick,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Lucy Fisher<\/strong>. Also, \u201cNapoleon\u201d author\u00a0David Scarpa\u00a0<\/strong>pens the screenplay, making it two movies in a row he and Scott work collectively.<\/p>\nExpect extra casting information for \u201cGladiator 2\u201d as soon as Scott wraps \u201cNapoleon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n