{"id":84952,"date":"2023-03-20T08:26:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T08:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/denzel-washington-in-final-talks-to-reunite-with-ridley-scott-for-upcoming-sequel\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T08:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T08:26:17","slug":"denzel-washington-in-final-talks-to-reunite-with-ridley-scott-for-upcoming-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/denzel-washington-in-final-talks-to-reunite-with-ridley-scott-for-upcoming-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington In Final Talks To Reunite With Ridley Scott For Upcoming Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \"\/>\n<p>What casting information might prime\u00a0<strong>Barry Keoghan<\/strong>\u00a0becoming a member of fellow Irish actor\u00a0<strong>Paul Mescal<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Ridley Scott<\/strong>\u2018s upcoming \u201c<strong>Gladiator 2<\/strong>\u201c? <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/denzel-washington-gladiator-sequel-cast-paul-mescal-ridley-scott-1235302321\/#recipient_hashed=0abd56a6ab006be60ae79d00fb9e9dfb304b62a672a172fab699c03633832c4d&amp;recipient_salt=a47476e203b7a84569e37504e29fc80a8d0252255313d6798cecbb1844124038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a> has the answer.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Denzel Washington<\/strong>\u00a0is in final talks to co-star in the sequel. If Washington indeed joins Scott\u2019s next film, it\u2019s the first time the pair work together since 2007\u2019s \u201c<strong>American Gangster<\/strong>.\u201d That movie stays considered one of Washington\u2019s most regarded performances over fifteen years after launch, in order that\u2019s massive, massive information, proper?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/denzel-washington-gladiator-sequel-cast-paul-mescal-ridley-scott-1235302321\/#recipient_hashed=0abd56a6ab006be60ae79d00fb9e9dfb304b62a672a172fab699c03633832c4d&amp;recipient_salt=a47476e203b7a84569e37504e29fc80a8d0252255313d6798cecbb1844124038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE: \u2018Gladiator 2\u2019: Barry Keoghan To Play Emperor Geta In Ridley Scott\u2019s Roman Empire Sequel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources inform Deadline that Washington was uncertain about becoming a member of \u201cGladiator 2\u201d throughout preliminary talks however modified his thoughts after studying the script. That\u2019s a telling anecdote since Washington is extremely selective concerning the tasks he works on.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>David Scarpa<\/strong>\u00a0pens the script for Scott this time round, so suffice it to say if it received Washington excited, it\u2019s an amazing follow-up to the unique \u201c<strong>Gladiator<\/strong>\u201d from 2000.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Washington has a historical past with the Scotts past \u201cAmerican Gangster,\u201d although. He starred in a number of movies for Ridley\u2019s brother, the late director\u00a0<strong>Tony Scott<\/strong>, earlier than he teamed up with him for his or her 2007 hit. The actor and Tony did 5 movies in all collectively, three earlier than \u201cAmerican Gangster\u201d and two after, together with \u201c<strong>Crimson Tide<\/strong>,\u201d \u201c<strong>Man On Fire<\/strong>,\u201d and 2010\u2019s \u201c<strong>Unstoppable<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cGladiator 2\u201d is a a lot totally different beast than a Tony Scott thriller. Plot particulars for the gladiatorial epic stay scarce, however Mescal performs an grownup Lucius, son of\u00a0<strong>Connie Nielsen<\/strong>\u2018s Lucilla and nephew to\u00a0<strong>Joaquin Phoenix<\/strong>\u2018s Commodus from the 2000 film. Meanwhile, rumors abound that Keoghan plays Emperor Geta in the sequel, but that\u2019s but to be confirmed. As for Washington\u2019s function, it\u2019s below wraps.<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s final function got here in\u00a0<strong>Joel Coen<\/strong>\u2018s tackle\u00a0<strong>Shakespeare<\/strong>\u2018s \u201c<strong>Macbeth<\/strong>\u201d for\u00a0<strong>Apple<\/strong>, however he has a 3rd \u201c<strong>Equalizer<\/strong>\u201d movie on the way in which quickly. As for Scott, the workhorse director wants to complete \u201c<strong>Napoleon<\/strong>\u201d for Apple earlier than he begins on \u201cGladiator 2.\u201d But Scott and\u00a0<strong>Paramount<\/strong>\u00a0eye a November 22, 2024 theatrical launch for the movie, so anticipate manufacturing to start this summer season.<\/p>\n<p>So who joins Mescal, Keoghan, and Washington on the \u201cGladiator 2\u201d solid listing subsequent? Stay tuned on that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){var js, fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if(d.getElementById(id)) return; js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.0\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] What casting information might prime\u00a0Barry Keoghan\u00a0becoming a member of fellow Irish actor\u00a0Paul Mescal\u00a0in\u00a0Ridley Scott\u2018s upcoming \u201cGladiator 2\u201c? Deadline has the answer.\u00a0\u00a0Denzel Washington\u00a0is in final talks to co-star in the sequel. If Washington indeed joins Scott\u2019s next film, it\u2019s the first time the pair work together since 2007\u2019s \u201cAmerican Gangster.\u201d That movie stays considered one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}