"Gladiator 2" Begins Filming in Morocco with Star-Studded Cast Including Denzel Washington

Among the actors joining the cast of the sequel to Gladiator are stars from the first opus. These include Connie Nielsen, Lucilla, the sister of Emperor Commodus, Joseph Quinn, noticed for his role as Eddie Munson in "Stranger Things" and Djimon Hounsou who played the valiant Juba who wish to join the cast. The other stars are Irish actor Paul Mescal and American actors Barry Keoghan and Denzel Washington.

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The filming of Gladiator 2 should begin in May in Ouarzazate. Irish actor Paul Mescal, known for his role in the series Normal People, will play the role of Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), who is now an adult man, the story taking place years after the end of the first film. Lucius was also the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who murdered his father to seize the throne.