Pedro Pascal in ‘Gladiator 2′: this will be his role as a general who ends up as a gladiator

‘Gladiator 2′ is one of the most anticipated films of this year, a sequel that few expected, but Ridley Scott will release more than two decades after the release of the original film. One of the best works of the British director, and that is why many dream that it will manage to live up to it, and for this it will have outstanding actors, being one of the most talked about names that the Chilean Pedro Pascal, fashionable figure in the world of film and television, will have its importance in ‘Gladiator 2′.

Which character will Pedro Pascal play?

Pedro Pascal will play a general who becomes a gladiator in Gladiator 2′, which is very reminiscent of the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius, the protagonist of the original film, played by Russell Crowe. Maximus was Hispanic, and Pedro Pascal fits that definition perfectly, so we have to be very careful about possible parallels. In this sequel, Pascal’s character becomes a gladiator after being tired of sending the young men of Rome to die in war.

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Gladiator 2′ and its cast full of familiar faces.

A prominent cast in which many point out that Pedro Pascal could be the antagonist of “Gladiator 2′ and is seen facing Lucio, the protagonist played by Paul Mescal. Another possibility is that Denzel Washington, one of the most prominent interpreters of the sequel, has dark interests and could be the villain of the movie.

Few actors and actresses return from the first movie. Connie Nielsen in the role of Lucilla, mother of Lucius Vero, the protagonist; also Derek Jacobi, who was Senator Gracchus in the first part. One of the characters that will be missed the most is the slave Jubo, played by Djimon Hounsou, who will not appear in Gladiator 2′.