Pedro Pascal May Film GLADIATOR Sequel Before THE LAST OF US Season 2
Pedro Pascal may film the sequel to 2001 Oscar-winner Gladiator during his hiatus from HBO’s smash hit The Last of Us, which doesn’t begin production of season 2 in B.C. until next year.
If cast in the sequel, Pedro Pascal would join Paul Mescal,, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington.
Gladiator followed Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a former general who is sold into slavery and forced to fight as a gladiator under the rule of the self-appointed emperor of Rome, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
Gladiator II:
The sequel follows Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), the nephew of Commodus. (Joaquin Phoenix) and the grandson of Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris).
Filming locations: Morocco, Spain, Malta.
Filming dates: starts June 2023.
Writer: David Scarpa.
Director Ridley Scott
Cast: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal.
Producer: Paramount.
The Last of Us co-star Bella Ramsey is using the hiatus to play the lead in season 2 of Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama Time, shooting in the U.K. this Spring.
Time season 2:
A high-stakes portrayal of life in the modern British penal system, seen through the eyes of three very different women. Arriving at Carlingford Prison on the same day, Kelsey (Bella Ramsey), Orla (Jodie Whittaker) and Abi (Tamara Lawrance) are thrown together to face an unfamiliar world. But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community, and a shared understanding, still might be possible.
Filming location: Liverpool.
Filming dates: :
Cast: Bella Ramsey, Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance, Siobhan Finneran.
Producer: BBC Studios.
The Last of Us season 2:
Filming location: B.C.
Filming dates: 2024.
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey.
Producer: Sony, HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery.