The R-class blockbuster "Gladiator 2" was uncut and shocked and restored ancient Rome
Gladiator 2, an R-grade epic produced by Paramount Pictures, released a special episode of "recreating Legend" today. Master director Ridley Scott starred in the film to share the new development of the legend and deeply reveal the top production behind the scenes. It is shocking that the rivalry between the heroes is staged one after another under the magnificent scene. Excelsior re-engraving the glory of the empire continues the legendary chapter, R-level violence broke through the limit of the screen scale, and Gladiator 2 fought to the end on November 22.
Born in 2000, Gladiator earned $465 million at the global box office that year, making it the second highest-grossing film of the year, and won five awards, including Best Picture, at the 73rd Academy Awards. Director Ridley Scott left countless audiences with subversive viewing experiences with his epic audio-visual wonders and lifelike depictions of life-and-death struggles. Make Gladiator one of the most famous IP in film history. After many years of legendary return, Gladiator 2 upgraded again in many aspects, such as magnificent scene design, bloody action drama, exquisite costume modeling, and further combined with high-tech special effects to create an audio-visual feast that could not be realized in 2000. Lead the audience into the Roman Empire, embark on the journey of revenge with the gladiators, and recast courage and glory.
Following the ending of the previous work, Gladiator 2 tells the story of Prince Lucius, who left a foreign country because of his life and safety when he was a child, and returned to his hometown of Rome as a gladiator in the Colosseum. However, in addition to defeating the menacing enemies in the arena, Lucius had to fight the insidious and cunning black hands in the palace of scheming. As Connie Nelson, the star of the special, said, "people who are obsessed with power satisfy their desires by winning the throne." under the rule of Caracara the Great and Gaeta the Great, "Rome has experienced 20 years of turmoil" and lost its peace, except for the madness of war. General Akasius, who saw everything in his eyes, was dissatisfied, and the undercurrent in the palace was imminent. At the same time, in the dark part of the palace, there are still schemers who covet the throne in an attempt to overthrow the empire. The fate of the crumbling Rome will be revealed on the big screen.
Such a magnificent legendary chapter requires a magnificent landscape to carry the performance. As shown in the special, Gladiator 2 has built many large-scale scenes, such as the Colosseum, palaces, urban areas of ancient Rome, statues of emperors, and so on, behind the scenes spanning nearly 8 kilometers to assist in filming. A series of majestic scenes will run through the film, from floodwaters filling the Colosseum to the interpretation of fleet naval battles, to ferocious rhinoceros rushing into human and animal fights, and then to thousands of troops covering mountains and fields. These magnificent wonders that have really happened in history will be restored faithfully and with great visual impact in the film, giving the audience the stimulation and shock from the eyes to the heart, and the most intuitive experience of the epic. As Pedro Pascal commented, "everything involved in building the world is incomparable", "magnificent", "this is the definition of the word epic."
Gladiator 2, produced by Paramount Pictures and directed by legendary director Redley Scott, starred Paul Mesca, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nelson, Joseph Quinn and Fred Hutchinger, which will be released on November 22.