Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s epic historical action film, the sequel to the successful Russell Crowe 2000 blockbuster, is due for release this November. Paul Mescal plays Lucius, the secret son of the murdered Maximus from the previous narrative. The storyline sticks close to the original with Lucius, formerly heir to the Roman Empire, becoming a gladiator after his wife and child are killed in a coup, to wreak vengeance on corrupt rulers. The original was the second highest grossing film worldwide in 2000.
Principal Photography started on 7 June 2023 in Ourzazate, Morocco, with a potentially successful Venus (Mars) opposition Pluto square Jupiter North Node in Taurus. Though the Gemini Sun square the Saturn/Neptune midpoint hints at a degree of uncertainty.
It will be released on 15 November 2024 when there is a Sun opposition Uranus; a blocked Mars opposition Pluto and an up and down Mercury opposition Jupiter square Neptune. The Gladiator 1 release, 5 May 2000, had a Sun Jupiter Saturn in Taurus conjunction inconjunct Pluto; with Jupiter in a lucky square to Uranus so some similarities with a marked Jupiter in Taurus but this one not perhaps quite as successful.
Ridley Scott, the director, 30 November 1937, is a Sun Sagittarius with a risk-taking Mars in Aquarius square Uranus and a super-confident Jupiter opposition Pluto. Tr Pluto tugging on his successful Jupiter Pluto opposition will help to boost his chances; but he also has undermining, failed-hopes influences.
Paul Mescal, the Irish lead, 2 February 1996, a Sun Mars in Aquarius, has one upbeat influence over the launch followed by a less than ecstatic one after a few days through December.
Oddly Ridley Scott and Gladiator might get a lift in 2026/27 but it does not look to be the same rip roaring success as before.
Perhaps the appetite for blood and circuses has receded since pre-9/11, Iraq and all that has followed recently.
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