Gladiator 2 It’s out next month, so sooner or later we’ll be seeing a popcorn bucket that embodies all the decadence that ultimately led to the collapse of Rome. This is a callback to the helmet worn by Maximus Decimus Meridius in the first film, which will likely make a cameo in the sequel. This is also the work of rapper MF Doom The iconic mask is based on.
In other words, I better be able to wear this popcorn bucket like a helmet or I’m going to be seriously disappointed. Limited edition popcorn bucket Typically about 7-10 inches in diameter, roughly equivalent to the average adult head circumference. The top of the helmet opened up and was full of cardboard, but finding a way to strap it to my skull was the least I could do to honor the sacrifice of all the victims of the Colosseum, fictional or otherwise Others.
If you haven’t noticed yet Gladiator 2 Director Ridley Scott returns to the 2000 hit blockbuster starring Russell Crowe, which takes place 20 years after the original. Paul Mescal stars as Crowe’s son, Pedro Pascal, the Roman general who slaughtered Mescal’s family, and Denzo Washington, a former slave turned arms dealer hoping to wrest control of Rome from a bumbling co-emperor. .
It’s a thin but potentially interesting setup, one that only Scott, in the late, untouchable phase of his storied career, seems likely to get in the $200-300 million range. This time, he upped the ante, throwing in more animals and better visual effects. “I have a group of 12 baboons, and they are carnivorous,” Scott said recently Tell total movies. “Trust me, these are real. They look real. You’ll see 12 real baboons and a real rhino, as well as a massive water fight with sharks in the water of the Colosseum.
The original film looked incredible for its time, with its huge Roman backdrops and unforgettable real-life lion scenes. CGI was deployed, but very sparingly given the limitations and cost of the technology at the time. Hopefully it’s still a subtle addition Gladiator 2. Somehow I doubt it would be. Will Scott deliver another epic, or be a dud like last year? Napoleonat least we’ll have popcorn buckets. Gladiator 2 Released on November 15th.
