In 2000, Russell Crowe changed the world as Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, turned arena combat champion in the movie, "Gladiator."
Now, Ridley Scott has announced a sequel to the Roman epic and Paul Mescal as the lead actor. According to early reports, Mescal will play a grown-up Lucius (the only child with a speaking part in the original movie).
Scott will finish his Napoleon movie starring another Gladiator star, Joaquin Phoenix, before beginning on "Gladiator 2," which will hopefully receive a unique name before release.
