Hi friends! Do you remember the movie Gladiator that came out in 2000? Gladiator 2 is the sequel to that Oscar-winning epic movie! Young star Paul Mescal and Mandalorian fame Pedro Pascal are playing the heroes in this movie. Recently, a training video of them was released... Wow, it will make your mouth water! The video shows how hard they worked for the movie. The movie was released in India on November 15, 2024 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English and is now running in theaters with full enthusiasm.
What's in the training video?
Paramount Pictures has released this behind-the-scenes video. In it, they showed what kind of hardcore training Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal did for Gladiator 2. Director Ridley Scott himself appears in the video and says, "Fights in that Roman era were full of entertainment for people!". The huge shields, training with swords, stepping as the drill instructor said... If you watch these scenes, you'll think, "Wow, is this for a movie or are you really getting ready for war?"!
Scott said that Paul Mescal excelled like a rocket in sword fighting. If you watch his training scenes, you can imagine how much force and energy he has on screen. As for Pedro Pascal, he jokingly said, "I lost the fight with Paul!" In another interview, he said, "I did some training with swords, but this is the next level!". If you watch their training, you can understand how real the action scenes in the movie are.
Paul Mescal has changed his look!
Paul Mescal appears as Lucius Verus Aurelius in this movie. He completely transformed his body for this role. In a training video in 2023, he was seen working out with dumbbells shirtless. When you watch the video, you'll be like, "Bro, is this you?" "I had fun training. I enjoyed the workouts, the diet... everything!" Mescal said. Looking at the energy of this young hero, it's clear that he has a passion that is not in line with his age.
Pedro Pascal is a bit tough!
49-year-old Pedro Pascal plays the role of Roman general Marcus Acacius. This training is not easy for him. Compared to Paul, he admitted that his body did not cooperate properly due to the age difference. He told Entertainment Weekly, "I did this kind of training in the past, but now age is showing its effects. I have to be careful not to get injured!" However, Ridley Scott said that working with Scott was "the best experience of my career." Scott, however, jokingly commented, "Oh, your belly is gone!" when he saw Pascal training. However, co-star Connie Nielsen praised Pascal's body transformation, saying, "Pascal's body transformation is great!".
What is the story of the movie?
The story of Gladiator 2 takes place 20 years after the first movie. Paul Mescal plays Lucius, the son of Maximus (Russell Crowe). He lives peacefully in Numidia. Pedro Pascal appears as Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who is in Maximus' training. When the Roman army occupies Lucius's village, he becomes a gladiator in the Colosseum. There are also stars like Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, and Connie Nielsen, so this movie is packed!
Action scenes are fire!
In this movie, there are fight scenes in the Colosseum, water bottles with sharks, battles with monkeys... Each scene is in a different range. The actors took special choreography training for these scenes. Pascal said in an interview, "When rehearsing with stuntmen, it felt like they were really going into battle!" Fix said that these scenes will be shot on screen in Ridley Scott style!
Last but not least...
If you watch the training video made by Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal for Gladiator 2, you can imagine how grand the movie will be. Mescal's passion and Pascal's dedication... Both put in full effort for their roles. With Ridley Scott's magic, this movie is packed with action, drama, and visuals. Whether you watch it in theaters or on OTT, this epic movie will not disappoint you. So, are you ready? The excitement of Gladiator 2 has begun!