@@Elatenl because look at the level of costs of movies now compared to what they used to cost 30 years ago, trust me the rise in price does not match inflation, every studio is desperate to hit that mcu blockbuster level of money and think throwing money at something somehow means it will make money.
Just for example I was really hyped for Kong Vs Godzilla(2021) movie. And on the first trailer they put some dumb ass rap music in the trailer. It killed all the hype I had for that movie.
Apparently it's pretty common now to score trailers for any action movie with random rap / hip hop music to attract the interest of gen z. They used to do it with generic orchestral music but I guess people got sick of that. It's definitely still lazy af. It will be gone by the second trailer.
It's to sell the movie and to entice people who don't care about gladiator to see the movie. It's all a selling point. Nothing more, nothing less. You people are making a big deal out of nothing.
I love Denzel Washington. I love his movies. But when I saw him in the first seconds of this trailer. I was like. NOPE. And then the rap music started. What made Gladiator (2000) worked in the first place was also because all the actors were not big at that time. Joaquin Phoenix, Russell Crowe only had L.A. Confidential (1997) Great movie. But who watched that movie back then. When Gladiator came out, it felt real. This doesn't feel real at all because of the KNOWN actors in it. Gladiator 2 should have never been made.
Also, I heard in a recent video that he said he has dyslexia which makes it hard to pronounce names. I don't have dyslexia so I take him at his word for now.
There is some debate about whether it happened or not, but if it did, it was in the early days before it was renovated and the underground stuff was added.
For those who want to know the real story behind this timeline, Geta and Caracalla were brothers who where supposed to rule together after their father, Emperor Septimius Severus, died. Severus was a hardass, but cared about the stability of the empire. He told his sons to rule in peace, but they were total cunts and hated each other... Problems ensued.
I don't think he's lost touch, it's just that now that he's old he doesn't give a shit what other people say and does movies he wants to do now and because of his long career and influence in Hollywood he can do what he wants.
@@jakewheeler6014 Exactly. And that's the problem here, he's basically near-death having outlasted the male life expectancy and is now saying "fuck it." I'm doing a sequel 24 years after the fact and I don't care and I'm probably deluded about it. Hopefully that translates into good entertainment this time
I think it's fine if movies have a patrairchy bad message, but you don't make a movie about napolean and then just do that as your only message. I think you could of made a similar movie without it even being about napolean, and at that point why are you even making a movie about him. If the movie was called napolean and Josephine that would at least be honest about what it is.
@bollywongaloid they did it a few times, but people being people. They started to lose interest and because it was such a difficult task to perform such a game. They never did it again.
@@roof1975 This is pathetic, "It's not a big deal"... people have no respect for things that are appropriate to convey a tone, a setting...it's whatever allows the most diversity and baiting to 'modern audiences'... nobody is going to recognize the past because it's always getting rewritten. Just because you can use something, doesn't mean you always should if it's not appropriate.
@@MedalionDS9 The characters aren't breaking out into rap lol. Like they do in Hamilton. Thinking they had that ending music in ancient from the first in Rome? You're just admitting what you DON"T like and it's loud and clear.
@@MedalionDS9 It's a trailer... not good choice of music I agreed but not what you said also too sensationalized... 'nobody is going to recognize the past because it's always getting rewritten'... like Gladiator the OG that made its own shit of actual Roman history? Come on
this movie is completely pointless, the story ended, they are banking on people coming back thinking it will have the quality of the original. Another studio trying to milk a good name for more cash
@ethanbearry5260 No way it was that dramatic, but there were records of simulated sea battles that took place. They did flood the amphitheaters with waters supplied by the aquducts.
1: Make sure your overly long trailer shows as MUCH of the plot as possible. Leave them wanting less. ✓ 2: Stick a completely mood-busting modern day song over the top to show you're "edgy" and down with the kids. ✓ 3: Really showcase the ropey CGI that makes people wonder how the hell the original made 24 years ago still looks better. ✓ Welcome to 2020s movie marketing...
@@TSaurs I don't now about that. first half of 2000s feature a lot of Sequels. spider-man,X-men,Lotr,Star wars,Ice age,Harry Potter,2faf,Madagascar,Shrek, just to name a few.
So.... Protagonist is in a war, he loses, his girlfriend dies, he becomes a slave, he meets Denzel, and after a day of training Denzel sends him to the coliseum, the protagonist shoots an arrow at Pedro Pascal's chair, Pascal gets angry , he goes down to fight, dies and there is a revolution of the slaves and Denzel dies in that revolution and the protagonist escapes so they can make a trilogy.... the end.
@@bobthegamer1880 The "anti-woke" crowd are the same ones who confidently claimed the upcoming AC game would be hated in Japan because something something woke, and it turned out to literally be the number one pre-ordered game in Japan. They know how to be angry about whatever it is exactly that "woke" means to them, but I don't know if that's the same as being objective about anything.
Why does this need to be a sequel. As long as you turn your brain off you and you don't see turds as characters, someone will like this. Ridley Scott has gone off the deep end and is not focused on cognitive stories.
I agree, and it sucks because Scott has directed some of my all time favorite films including Gladiator. but hell, Scott is 86 years old now. maybe it's time for him to retire?
The Oscar-winning Gladiator (2000) is my favorite film of all-time. So Gladiator II has massive shoes to fill. I also love how they showed the major elements (e.g. the protagonist’s love interest dying, etc.) within this 3+ min long trailer. Trailers should only “tease”, should not spoil major plot points, and shouldn’t be longer than 2 mins. Also, glad Denzel is bringing that Alonzo “Training Day” meets Frank “American Gangster” persona… totally fits the historical accuracy and vibe of the Roman Empire… 🤦🏻♂️ Remember, folks… this is the same Ridley Scott who brought us post-Gladiator historical films like Robin Hood, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Napoleon, and other recent dumpster fires. In my opinion, his only solid film within the last 10~ years was “The Martian”. Here’s to hoping Gladiator is a banger of a film, despite the questionable first trailer.
It's a subliminal political dig at white people, it might be harmless to most but to me it's "I know whatll really stick it to the white people, how about we get denzel Washington as a slave owner of white gladiators instead, oh and we'll put Jay z over it because using han zimmers score is so 90s and not in line with the black community.
@@TT79-would you have preferred everyone speak Latin too? I mean that’s a bigger deal breaker for me when a movie set in ancient rome doesn’t have the correct language or accents, who gives a hell about the music choice for the teaser trailer touch grass and listen to some authentic 2 century Roman music to recommend the advertising department at paramount
@@Collect2Disconnect Id love that they speak Latin actually. What I hate is Hollywood and the fact that Denzel not only said yes to this but also acted like Denzel from the Equalizer. The Rap music was the cheery on top of the shit heap. You liked it? Good for you.
rap soundtrack, training day vibes from denzel, pedro pascal being the same in every role, somehow roman emperors(?) = french nobility from 18th century with powdered faces....another beloved movie being shat on with sequels like this....holy fuck it never ends with modern hollywood
My favourite part is when Maximus through secret Roman reanimation science is brought to life and his first words are "Gladiators! Are you ready? It's Gladiating time, cool runnings!"
The trailer feels like its aimed at the new generation thats never seen the original with the crap music and pretty identical scenes with Denzel because they know him from the equaliser
I remember years and years ago they talked about a Gladiator sequel. As a wee young lad I said: Why the fuck would you make a sequel? As an adult I say: Why the fuck would you make a sequel? This looks like shite.
My biggest complaint is why does Hollywood have to make the Colosseum look like some Mega Football stadium. It's big but not THAT damn big! I've been to the Colosseum and walked around it, stood where gladiators have and its amazing but nowhere close to the size they portray in this trailer.
There's a quote in the opening scene of Gladiator (I) that goes "A people should know when they are conquered"... I'm gonna make of that... "A person should know when he's dead and not make a part II"...
They spoiled about 80% of the movie with that trailer. I agree that the budget and spectacle are there, and it has some solid actors, but I'm just not looking forward to it.
What's next, Romeo and Juliette 2? Noah's Ark 2: Tsunami Unleashed? Fight Club 2? Stand By Me 2? Cast Away 2? Green Mile 2? Mona Lisa 2 *(Can't wait for DaVinci to come back from the dead for that one...)* American Psycho Tw- ah shit they already did that one... although they could always reboot it. The point is can we just leave things alone, without needlessly expanding it? It's almost comical at this point.
@@nrhurley117They're gonna run out of IPs eventually. Wonder what the next phase will be when everything under the sun gets a sequel/prequel/reboot/streaming-Netflix adaptations. Pogs, maybe?
I live in Ireland, and the main lead is Paul Mescal. He grew up in a town called Maynooth. And me tell you, its awsomne seeing this man be the lead; gives him a chance to show hos acting chops cause he's an incredible actor! So happy for him😊
The Romans actually did sometimes flood the arena and make the gladiators fight naval battles. When I learned about that a few months ago I thought "That's an action scene I really want to see in the Gladiator sequel." So I'm very excited that they're including it!
I went to see Gladiator with my cousin on release date over 20 years ago and I remember I had to convince him to watch it because he wanted to see something else but for the life of me i can't remember what it was. A friend of my cousin joined us and wanted to see a different movie and was so angry when we said we were watching Gladiator that he went to see his movie on his own, to be fair my cousin had originally told him they were going ro watch that other movie but I convinced my cousin to watch Gladiator instead. Years later I had to convince him to watch Apocalypto I don't know why he does not trust my taste in movies but he has never once told me I took him to a bad movie. I don't know why I just shared all this, I guess it's one of those memory lane things...
We all know Gladiator is the best....but i still hope this is a fun watch. That naval arena battle looks sick. Im also interested to see Caracalla and Geta and their interactions
@@vidmasterK1 Nah he wasn't much of a snowflake at all actually. He wasn't easily offended but he did love Titanic & Gladiator dearly. Nice to know you'd take a joke and try and insinuate that someone's dead Grandad was a snowflake though. Exposes you as being a bit of a knob who's too interested in their own politics. Wouldn't surprise me if you keep the windows rolled up when you drop a stinky fart on a drive.
First of all, Gladiator needs no sequel. It falls in the same category as Ben Hur, Alexander, and the like. One masterpiece movie that tells a full story, period. Then there's the music, first this trailer and, then Acolyte... what's with all the stupid rap music in these franchises that have a DUTY to deliver epic grand timeless orchestral soundtracks. It really is as if Hollywood is turning into a Kindergarten of mediocricy. Lastly, Denzel's way of acting talking and being perfectly fits 2000 era fbi movies but is way out of place in ancient Rome. I expected better from Ridley
So Scott made a joke out of Napoleon now its not enough he has to also make parody out of Gladiator... why just why it's almost like Disney with Star Wars doing except he got even more money to screw this up.
You are worried about the rap music? They got Pedro Rascal playing a Roman general. As good as an actor he is, he definitely has an accent that I hope he is able to mask. Well there is a reason why I simply call Ridley Scott as Ridiculous Scott.
Denzel is playing Marcinus, an African born Commander of Praetorian Guard that declares himself emperor, and the two white faced Romans are the dual emperors Caracalla & Geta. The set up here is going to be a historical remix of epic characters. Caracalla who kills his brother to become sole emperor. Marcinus who declares himself to be Emperor by Killing Emperor Carraculla. General Marcus Acacius is going to be a wild card (since he never actually existed) It’s going to be spicy. Lucius Versus is the actual blood heir to the throne. Likely to portray him as the rightful heir by the end. Maybe. Based on how Gladiator had it set up.
I’m worried now, this is trailer looked rough. Paul lacks the gravitas of Russell and Denzel feels like he’s doing Training 2. Also did they film this in digital instead of film? Usually you can hide a bad film behind a good trailer but not the other way around. I really hope I’m wrong.
What is this going to be about? the first gladiator was very simple and clear: "A general who became a slave, a slave who became a gladiator, a gladiator who defied an empire." How about you? The arena is just a setting for Maximus, Commodus, and more interesting characters. Is it going to be more centre stage?
This film is the 2020's in a nutshell - Expensive, missing the point, and wholly unnecessary.
Could also still be an epic spectacle.
And plenty of CGI
Well said
@@cinemapigeon4898 Oh it will be, just not in a good way!
@@Elatenl because look at the level of costs of movies now compared to what they used to cost 30 years ago, trust me the rise in price does not match inflation, every studio is desperate to hit that mcu blockbuster level of money and think throwing money at something somehow means it will make money.
they should have put "Real Slim Shady" as the trailer song to really make us feeel like we are the gladiator.
Houdini...
The The red man mad at the song in the trailer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
would have been a step up.
Just for example I was really hyped for Kong Vs Godzilla(2021) movie. And on the first trailer they put some dumb ass rap music in the trailer. It killed all the hype I had for that movie.
@@TyTyBryant The Chocolate Monkey Man making excuses for a shitty trailer XD XD XD XD XD XD
This music is absolutely terrible for gladiator. Also, the screaming "welcooome" guy is straight out of Mad Max, kinda weird.
Hans Zimmer's disciple is doing the score, so I'm fairly sure we won't be getting Jay-Z in the final product (hopefully).
@cinemapigeon4898 I reeeally hope this stuff won't make it to the actual movie. Sadly with movies nowadays, I wouldn't even be surprised.
@@cinemapigeon4898 Hans Zimmer is not doing the score
@@Elatenl Correct. Gregson-Williams however is a long time disciple of Zimmer and has cooked up many great soundtracks.
The music ruined the trailer for me.
its so dumb that they use rap music for movie trailer like this, wtf
The red man mad at the song in the trailer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's perfect, it is the essence of the movie itself, that essence being...wtf ;)
Apparently it's pretty common now to score trailers for any action movie with random rap / hip hop music to attract the interest of gen z. They used to do it with generic orchestral music but I guess people got sick of that. It's definitely still lazy af. It will be gone by the second trailer.
It's to sell the movie and to entice people who don't care about gladiator to see the movie. It's all a selling point. Nothing more, nothing less. You people are making a big deal out of nothing.
@@LizardSporkim gen z it does not work all my friends agree companies and researchers don't know shit about us
I'm over these music video trailers..
The red man mad at the song in the trailer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TyTyBryant The Chocolate Monkey Man making excuses for a shitty trailer XD XD XD XD XD XD
Another trend I want to go away is any trailer that features gunshots to a rhythmic beat MY GOD is that played out already PLEASE STOP
@@RedceLL1978lol ya
roman empire aint got shit on Denzel
😂😂😂
MAH GLADDIATOR!
Lol 😅😆
Mah maaan! Mah Kaligula!
I love Denzel Washington. I love his movies. But when I saw him in the first seconds of this trailer. I was like. NOPE. And then the rap music started. What made Gladiator (2000) worked in the first place was also because all the actors were not big at that time. Joaquin Phoenix, Russell Crowe only had L.A. Confidential (1997) Great movie. But who watched that movie back then. When Gladiator came out, it felt real. This doesn't feel real at all because of the KNOWN actors in it. Gladiator 2 should have never been made.
“Hands Zimmer” I swear it’s literally impossible for this man to say ANYONE’s name right
I lol'd hard at your comment but, to be fair, Hans in English is pronounced as Hans, not Harns. If that's what you're referring too?
I've yet to hear any American say his name correctly though... actually it's more like "Hunts Tsimmer"
Also, I heard in a recent video that he said he has dyslexia which makes it hard to pronounce names. I don't have dyslexia so I take him at his word for now.
HAWNS ZIMMER
@@arcanusluvalus1388 That's just as wrong as "Hands".
Apparently historians say that the Colosseum could be filled with water for water battles
History😂😂😂😂😂
That is true from what I heard
It's true if you ever watch documentaries about it they would reroute the water from the aqueducts into the Colosseum
There is some debate about whether it happened or not, but if it did, it was in the early days before it was renovated and the underground stuff was added.
It actually did
For those who want to know the real story behind this timeline, Geta and Caracalla were brothers who where supposed to rule together after their father, Emperor Septimius Severus, died.
Severus was a hardass, but cared about the stability of the empire. He told his sons to rule in peace, but they were total cunts and hated each other...
Problems ensued.
getting Assassin's Creed trailer vibes with the out-of-place rap music in it.
🤣🤣
I AM A DAWG
and Dragon Age : Veilguard. Even though it is not rap, but it is still not fit
Ridley Scott has lost his touch at 86 years old - exhibit A: Napoleon
Yep, it was meh sadly
I don't think he's lost touch, it's just that now that he's old he doesn't give a shit what other people say and does movies he wants to do now and because of his long career and influence in Hollywood he can do what he wants.
@@jakewheeler6014 Exactly. And that's the problem here, he's basically near-death having outlasted the male life expectancy and is now saying "fuck it." I'm doing a sequel 24 years after the fact and I don't care and I'm probably deluded about it. Hopefully that translates into good entertainment this time
@@tavtaverner5886Also for a man who keeps doing these "historical" epics, he seems ti absolutely despite everything historians do and all their work.
He still has the sauce, The Last Duel was really good and shows that Ridley Scott can do good. He's doing a lot at his age
Given how Napoleon movie turned out and being such a disappointment my expectations aren't really high for this movie but we shall see.
Same writer too. 💀
@@Peer165 well that's not good.
Already looks bad. Gladiator doesn’t need a sequel.
@@KhanMann66 agreed
I think it's fine if movies have a patrairchy bad message, but you don't make a movie about napolean and then just do that as your only message. I think you could of made a similar movie without it even being about napolean, and at that point why are you even making a movie about him. If the movie was called napolean and Josephine that would at least be honest about what it is.
More like Training day part 2 : ha😂hah we in rome now my mahn!!!
That was cringe
@lanebatts26 yeah i agree trailer was indeed cringe😂
Commodus ain‘t got shit on me.!!
Yes and Roman had english accents
“ROME AINT GOT SHIT ON ME” - Denzel probably
Love that they are going to do sea battles.
Historically, they filled the arena with water to have big sea battles in them.
Didn’t they only do it once or something in it’s first year? I don’t remember
It had to be early before they built stuff underground
Only two recorded in history
One by Julius Cesar with his win over Pompy
And some other guy threw one much later@@bollywongaloid
@bollywongaloid they did it a few times, but people being people. They started to lose interest and because it was such a difficult task to perform such a game. They never did it again.
So did Sea World
Rap and Ancient rome go together.. yeah
And? It's a fucking trailer. Relax.
@@roof1975 This is pathetic, "It's not a big deal"... people have no respect for things that are appropriate to convey a tone, a setting...it's whatever allows the most diversity and baiting to 'modern audiences'... nobody is going to recognize the past because it's always getting rewritten. Just because you can use something, doesn't mean you always should if it's not appropriate.
@@MedalionDS9 The characters aren't breaking out into rap lol. Like they do in Hamilton. Thinking they had that ending music in ancient from the first in Rome? You're just admitting what you DON"T like and it's loud and clear.
The history Nazis are coming out of the woodwork 😂
@@MedalionDS9 It's a trailer... not good choice of music I agreed but not what you said also too sensationalized...
'nobody is going to recognize the past because it's always getting rewritten'... like Gladiator the OG that made its own shit of actual Roman history? Come on
this movie is completely pointless, the story ended, they are banking on people coming back thinking it will have the quality of the original. Another studio trying to milk a good name for more cash
its just a popcorn movie ....relax.
@@purefoldnz3070You can make a popcorn movie without milking an old movie that was loved and already had its story concluded.
@@singed420snowinit9 unfortunately for you a lot of popcorn movies are sequels
@@purefoldnz3070 And those are usually bad movies with only a select few actually being good.
@@singed420snowinit9 and that's why they called popcorn flicks. The recent Bad Boys movie being a good example and was a fun watch, same with Axel F
The song REALLY fucks it up
I like Denzel but someone should have told him the setting. He's acting like Alonzo here
I’m Brutus up in this piece! Ceasar ain’t got shit on me!!
Joe, they actually did put water in the Colosseum in Rome.
Was it filled as much as it was shown in the trailer you think?
@@ethanbearry5260 History channel fact: They filled the Colosseum with your mum.
@ethanbearry5260 No way it was that dramatic, but there were records of simulated sea battles that took place. They did flood the amphitheaters with waters supplied by the aquducts.
@@purpleprinc3 they had a little space left so they also added ur mom
@@ethanbearry5260 oh look its the script writer for The Last Jedi.
There’s a black person in Rome. We must put rap music in!
Very accurate to the time.
A film with no Italians 😂😂😂
With their birthrate, "no Italians" sounds like present day Italy right now.
Isn’t the main character italian?
@@LoveFactorySweatShop yep... Terrible thing too. Italy will soon be North North Africa :/
They would be Roman’s technical
@@paulmartin6209 played by a guy from Ireland 😆
Ridley Scott is just selling out at this point. Napoleon should've been it.
Gladiator did not need a sequel.
but the woke wanted this💀
@@spderman123 Shut up. Has nothing to do with woke bullshit.
@@spderman123 nothing to do wih woke, snowflake
1: Make sure your overly long trailer shows as MUCH of the plot as possible. Leave them wanting less. ✓
2: Stick a completely mood-busting modern day song over the top to show you're "edgy" and down with the kids. ✓
3: Really showcase the ropey CGI that makes people wonder how the hell the original made 24 years ago still looks better. ✓
Welcome to 2020s movie marketing...
Soon we gonna have Titanic 2 with cardi b music in the trailer 🤦🏻♂️
that WAP song might fit in there lol
The most scary thing about that is..
.. I wouldn't even be surprised anymore.
They made Titanic 2 in 2010, I shit you not 😅
extremely badass moment, when the Gladiator took out a chainsword, followed by shouting "For the empreror!"
When Jay-z repeats “coliseum doors”, those CEOs probably said yes this is exactly what we need in this trailer
As a black guy that raps. Rap doesn't have to be included in EVERYthing 😂
Right? I don't like Rap that much, but I also think Rock should not be in all trailers, everything has a place.
ahh, but you have to be included now It is all about diversity, you'll have to be dragged in kicking and screaming even if you're wanting out XD
Right? It's totally out of place, and and I don't think anybody wants that.
@@AnonIllumiLet me guess, is it too "woke" for you? 🤣
my nibba!!!
I guess Denzel has reached the Christopher Walken/Sam Jackson phase of his career where he just does the same performance over and over again.
"My Carthaginian!"
What performance is this similar too? His last role was Macbeth and before that it was a detective. Y'all just be hating
@@mania4270and before that equalizer… all different roles. That guy is clueless
Yeah, he pretty much himself in the reboot of Magnificent Seven, as well.
No one in their right mind back in 2000 thought " you know we really need a sequel to this Gladiator movie!"
Actually they were planning one but early 2000s title sequels were not popular in the movie industry.
@@TSaurs
I don't now about that.
first half of 2000s feature a lot of Sequels.
spider-man,X-men,Lotr,Star wars,Ice age,Harry Potter,2faf,Madagascar,Shrek,
just to name a few.
"no one in their right mind thought you know we really need a sequel to the godfather, top gun"
You could say the same about Independence Day and other classics that have been mined for more content.
@@barbiquearea well of course you have hits and you have misses, but its far from something that is new. Its been happening for ages.
So....
Protagonist is in a war, he loses, his girlfriend dies, he becomes a slave, he meets Denzel, and after a day of training Denzel sends him to the coliseum, the protagonist shoots an arrow at Pedro Pascal's chair, Pascal gets angry , he goes down to fight, dies and there is a revolution of the slaves and Denzel dies in that revolution and the protagonist escapes so they can make a trilogy....
the end.
So Training Day:Rome lol
This will be a movie that will be forgotten about a year after it comes out. 🙃
Was thinking the same thing: forgettable
We'll just pretend this never happened
Won't even take a year.😂
more like the day after you watch it
so 99% of movies in history? lol this isnt the diss u think it is
GLADIATOR: THE FORCE AWAKENS
THE WOKE AWAKENS
House of the Dragon: "We got dragons".
Gladiator 2: "We have sharks"!
This hurts... its too real.
Ow.
@@AnonIllumiWhat does "woke" mean?
@@and8091 if you don't know you must be a racist
Out of all the timelines we could have had we ended up with the one where we got a gladiator sequel. 🤦♂️
So? We can't have a movie in Roman gladiator times? Fuck is wrong with you kids.
Kind of a cringe and try hard comment not gonna lie
There was "talks" of a sequel way back when that followed Maximus through time and/or the underworld. Rumour has it.
@@thedoobieshrew0244That actually sounds cool ngl
This truly is the darkest timeline
Would it have killed anyone working on it to tell Denzel to try using an accent or something? Cause he sounds like he’s just playing as himself.
For sure, he needs practice on his ancient Roman accent. We definitely know what that sounds like.
@@HHSProductions I didn’t say Ancient Roman now did I?
"Ah shit, here we go again"
Cee Julius of San Andreas.
Have never seen an industry so hell bent on driving away return costumers.
Sometimes I believe the anti woke crowd on RUclips it’s starting to look like they are right. 🤣
@@bobthegamer1880Ask the Disney executive, you know, the one who appeared on the hidden camera....telling the truth about how DEI works at Disney...😂
@@bobthegamer1880 The "anti-woke" crowd are the same ones who confidently claimed the upcoming AC game would be hated in Japan because something something woke, and it turned out to literally be the number one pre-ordered game in Japan. They know how to be angry about whatever it is exactly that "woke" means to them, but I don't know if that's the same as being objective about anything.
@bobthegamer1880 oh the anti woke crowd yes the new far more annoying SJWs😂
you got it backwards: its the tribe godsend command to destroy everything made not-by-them, specially stories and epics
Why does this need to be a sequel. As long as you turn your brain off you and you don't see turds as characters, someone will like this. Ridley Scott has gone off the deep end and is not focused on cognitive stories.
I agree, and it sucks because Scott has directed some of my all time favorite films including Gladiator. but hell, Scott is 86 years old now. maybe it's time for him to retire?
Because....Money.
His new name is Ridiculous Scott.
@@KnightOwl_X7 He should run for president! :D
@@Aedrion- thanks for making it political
The Oscar-winning Gladiator (2000) is my favorite film of all-time. So Gladiator II has massive shoes to fill. I also love how they showed the major elements (e.g. the protagonist’s love interest dying, etc.) within this 3+ min long trailer. Trailers should only “tease”, should not spoil major plot points, and shouldn’t be longer than 2 mins.
Also, glad Denzel is bringing that Alonzo “Training Day” meets Frank “American Gangster” persona… totally fits the historical accuracy and vibe of the Roman Empire… 🤦🏻♂️
Remember, folks… this is the same Ridley Scott who brought us post-Gladiator historical films like Robin Hood, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Napoleon, and other recent dumpster fires.
In my opinion, his only solid film within the last 10~ years was “The Martian”.
Here’s to hoping Gladiator is a banger of a film, despite the questionable first trailer.
Trailer music has just become a mash of pop songs, as a aspiring composer, i hate that.
This movie went full gen Z.
It's a subliminal political dig at white people, it might be harmless to most but to me it's "I know whatll really stick it to the white people, how about we get denzel Washington as a slave owner of white gladiators instead, oh and we'll put Jay z over it because using han zimmers score is so 90s and not in line with the black community.
You never go full get Z...
@@shinndig1293 lmao.
Ironic considering GenZ could care less about gladiators in general.
Way to read your audience, Hollywood... not even Stevie Wonder was *that* blind.
How is that Gen z? If anything it became millennial
Rap music and Denzel talking like hes in New York??? And Denzel is the main star???
Who in the F made this?
The red man mad at the song in the trailer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TyTyBryant Yes that's right. I'm mad that they have rap music in a movie about Rome. What does that make me?
@@TT79- I’m mad they made a white Jesus ( Mel gribson ) so your ppl white wash since the beginning of time so do be a hypocrite red man
@@TT79-would you have preferred everyone speak Latin too? I mean that’s a bigger deal breaker for me when a movie set in ancient rome doesn’t have the correct language or accents, who gives a hell about the music choice for the teaser trailer touch grass and listen to some authentic 2 century Roman music to recommend the advertising department at paramount
@@Collect2Disconnect Id love that they speak Latin actually. What I hate is Hollywood and the fact that Denzel not only said yes to this but also acted like Denzel from the Equalizer. The Rap music was the cheery on top of the shit heap. You liked it? Good for you.
rap soundtrack, training day vibes from denzel, pedro pascal being the same in every role, somehow roman emperors(?) = french nobility from 18th century with powdered faces....another beloved movie being shat on with sequels like this....holy fuck it never ends with modern hollywood
My favourite part is when Maximus through secret Roman reanimation science is brought to life and his first words are "Gladiators! Are you ready? It's Gladiating time, cool runnings!"
This is going to be an epic clusterfuck.
Somebody said were are the good comedy movies?
Me: "Reality"
I like how they flashback to a better movie almost immediately
The trailer feels like its aimed at the new generation thats never seen the original with the crap music and pretty identical scenes with Denzel because they know him from the equaliser
Gladiator 1: revenge plot against 1 man
Gladiator 2: revenge plot against ALL OF ROME
what
Can't wait for Gladiator 3 where he fights Space Roman's.
Denzel Doesn't look like like he's in Anchient Greece
Lol, Greece mate?
I remember years and years ago they talked about a Gladiator sequel. As a wee young lad I said: Why the fuck would you make a sequel? As an adult I say: Why the fuck would you make a sequel? This looks like shite.
Denzel Washington dabbing that guy up laughing, calling "him my gladiatahh!"
My biggest complaint is why does Hollywood have to make the Colosseum look like some Mega Football stadium. It's big but not THAT damn big! I've been to the Colosseum and walked around it, stood where gladiators have and its amazing but nowhere close to the size they portray in this trailer.
Why? The first movie is already amazing why the sequel
@@Elatenl dude is like COD, producing movies every year
@@Elatenl may be he has financial problems and this will get him money idk but it's still stupid
@@maniestranger4329 Trying to retire with more wealth.
Money
Need to add Woman Warrior with "boobed" armor.
If they wanted to put rap music then this should have actually been The Black Knight 2 with Martin Lawrence.
Damn we really got Gladiator 2 before gta6
There's a quote in the opening scene of Gladiator (I) that goes "A people should know when they are conquered"...
I'm gonna make of that... "A person should know when he's dead and not make a part II"...
Denzel is great, but I don't like his portrayal in this.
They spoiled about 80% of the movie with that trailer. I agree that the budget and spectacle are there, and it has some solid actors, but I'm just not looking forward to it.
Man I miss Russel Crowe.
Napoleon looked cool from the trailer at first, and look how that turned out. I'm not sure about this Ridley Scott fella
eddie from stranger things as the emperor will be interesting
Yeah, his character's madness would be interesting to look at.
What's next, Romeo and Juliette 2?
Noah's Ark 2: Tsunami Unleashed?
Fight Club 2?
Stand By Me 2?
Cast Away 2?
Green Mile 2?
Mona Lisa 2 *(Can't wait for DaVinci to come back from the dead for that one...)*
American Psycho Tw- ah shit they already did that one... although they could always reboot it.
The point is can we just leave things alone, without needlessly expanding it? It's almost comical at this point.
please don't give Hollyweird any ideas lol
@@KnightOwl_X7Suddenly I'm reminded of Gandhi 2.
I thought UHF was supposed to be a satire...
Saving Private Ryan 2
Julius Caesar 2
The Lovely Bones 2: Lovelier Bones
@@nrhurley117They're gonna run out of IPs eventually.
Wonder what the next phase will be when everything under the sun gets a sequel/prequel/reboot/streaming-Netflix adaptations.
Pogs, maybe?
American Sniper 2
Denzel’s name is gonna be Diversitus Equitus Inclusionus.
Especially when he is supposed to play a berber....
Somebody doesn't know their Roman history.
You. You are the person.
@@chikumori5530 somebody likes to sit in the corner, and watch his wife get drilled by the bull.
You. You are that person.
laughed harder than I care to admit
@@chikumori5530Lighten up. Lol, there's always one...🫵
I live in Ireland, and the main lead is Paul Mescal. He grew up in a town called Maynooth. And me tell you, its awsomne seeing this man be the lead; gives him a chance to show hos acting chops cause he's an incredible actor! So happy for him😊
He’s incredible in Aftersun and All of us strangers
Shut up
It's a shame he's ruined his career by participating in this cheesy piece of trash.
@@GeraldH-ln4dv have yet to see the movie to make that opinion
@@stephenmoran1000
Did you see Napoleon? Same writer, same director. Turned the entire life of Napoleon into a 2-hour romance drama.
The Romans actually did sometimes flood the arena and make the gladiators fight naval battles. When I learned about that a few months ago I thought "That's an action scene I really want to see in the Gladiator sequel." So I'm very excited that they're including it!
Will you see this film in the theater?
Looks exactly the type of film that makes me think: "hey that's like that bit from the first movie! Wish I was just watching that again instead."
I went to see Gladiator with my cousin on release date over 20 years ago and I remember I had to convince him to watch it because he wanted to see something else but for the life of me i can't remember what it was. A friend of my cousin joined us and wanted to see a different movie and was so angry when we said we were watching Gladiator that he went to see his movie on his own, to be fair my cousin had originally told him they were going ro watch that other movie but I convinced my cousin to watch Gladiator instead. Years later I had to convince him to watch Apocalypto I don't know why he does not trust my taste in movies but he has never once told me I took him to a bad movie.
I don't know why I just shared all this, I guess it's one of those memory lane things...
why can't Hollywood leave great movies alone?
Moneeeeeyyyyyy & Greeeeeed
😩🙄
Starting to think its nepotism...
I cant believe they didnt take down the trailer and change the music. The music choice almost universally panned.
It wasn’t the final fight. The guy who he decapitates is not the same as Pedro
The main guy looks like a young Gerard Butler
Another Ridley Scott film where everyone has American accents for some reason, i find it so immersion breaking.
Whoever had the dumb idea to put that music on this trailer needs to be FIRED!!! Like WTF?!
At this rate we're gonna get Gandhi 2 & The Bible: rise of the fallen 💀
Well, we are getting two sequels to Passion of the Christ...
Oh shit! 2026 Will Smith is Gandhi. A three hour epic about Gandhi slapping the fuck out of people and yoga flame.
I'd watch that.
@@JohnHerzfeld-on3ogyou wish!
Theres absolutely no reason to make this a sequel it should just a stand alone film
What happened to just using two steps from hell music for trailers.
We all know Gladiator is the best....but i still hope this is a fun watch. That naval arena battle looks sick.
Im also interested to see Caracalla and Geta and their interactions
Yea it seems Joe doesn’t like B…. I mean Rap music 👀🥴… or Denzel apparently lol
go away
I dont care what teach you in the school, ancient Romans can turn Coloseum in to the big water pool
I might have to visit my Grandads grave after this movie. To check he's not turned so much in his grave that he's rolled into someone's back garden.
I fucking loved this
Grandad that much of a snowflake he'd get offended by a motion picture 😂
@@vidmasterK1 Nah he wasn't much of a snowflake at all actually. He wasn't easily offended but he did love Titanic & Gladiator dearly.
Nice to know you'd take a joke and try and insinuate that someone's dead Grandad was a snowflake though.
Exposes you as being a bit of a knob who's too interested in their own politics.
Wouldn't surprise me if you keep the windows rolled up when you drop a stinky fart on a drive.
@@vidmasterK1Always gotta have that 1 dumbass 😅
First of all, Gladiator needs no sequel. It falls in the same category as Ben Hur, Alexander, and the like. One masterpiece movie that tells a full story, period. Then there's the music, first this trailer and, then Acolyte... what's with all the stupid rap music in these franchises that have a DUTY to deliver epic grand timeless orchestral soundtracks. It really is as if Hollywood is turning into a Kindergarten of mediocricy. Lastly, Denzel's way of acting talking and being perfectly fits 2000 era fbi movies but is way out of place in ancient Rome. I expected better from Ridley
A perfect movie that never needed a sequel. Let’s see how this one does, it doesn’t look terrible but not a day one watch for me
The one time when a simplified piano rendition of nostalgic music overly used in movie trailers should actually be used, and they put rap music in it?
"Rap music and random fast cuts? Sounds epic" -every soy boy ever
Visually looking nice, but the tone they seem to be going for, man, not feeling like Gladiator at all.
So Scott made a joke out of Napoleon now its not enough he has to also make parody out of Gladiator... why just why it's almost like Disney with Star Wars doing except he got even more money to screw this up.
He made the first one 🤷🏻♂️ it’s his project
Gladiator was his project so he can do what he wants.
Please do not put rap music in the movie.......
we wuz Caesars n sheeet
You are worried about the rap music? They got Pedro Rascal playing a Roman general. As good as an actor he is, he definitely has an accent that I hope he is able to mask. Well there is a reason why I simply call Ridley Scott as Ridiculous Scott.
Denzel is playing Marcinus, an African born Commander of Praetorian Guard that declares himself emperor, and the two white faced Romans are the dual emperors Caracalla & Geta.
The set up here is going to be a historical remix of epic characters.
Caracalla who kills his brother to become sole emperor.
Marcinus who declares himself to be Emperor by Killing Emperor Carraculla.
General Marcus Acacius is going to be a wild card (since he never actually existed)
It’s going to be spicy.
Lucius Versus is the actual blood heir to the throne. Likely to portray him as the rightful heir by the end. Maybe. Based on how Gladiator had it set up.
already historically inaccurate, Hollywood is out of touch again...
@@AnonIllumiit’s why it’s called historical fantasy- that’s the point… the original Gladiator wasn’t historically accurate either
@@AnonIllumi do you think the first gladiator was historically accurate?
@@mrchiefbs of course not but its about the realism, that plays in to the history
@@AnonIllumiyeah… it’s following a real series of events and goes about it realistic in the fictional world that it is
At best, this movie looks like a decently entertaining film. I wouldn't say it looks good though.
Do people remember how good was music in Gladiator by Hans Zimmer ? And now we get... Rap. And the worst thing is, I think it will also be in movie.
The gladiators will have a Rap battle
Nah Harry Gregson-Williams did Kingdom of Heaven & The Last Duel for Ridley I can assure you it won’t be in the film 😂
Are you daft? It absolutely won't be in the movie.
@@oskari7121 Wanna bet?
@@archersterling6726 oh let's bet
I’m worried now, this is trailer looked rough. Paul lacks the gravitas of Russell and Denzel feels like he’s doing Training 2. Also did they film this in digital instead of film?
Usually you can hide a bad film behind a good trailer but not the other way around. I really hope I’m wrong.
Everyone complaining about the music is unaware that Gladiator 1 had a Kid Rock Trailer back then 😂
i dont care, this trailer is garbage
@@Adr1an511 What did you not like yourself?
Pretty sure your thinking of another movie...just watched every trailer for part 1 on RUclips and not a damn rock song in any of them
Found it,
It was a 5 seconds super bowl commercial 😭😭😭😭😭
You tried though
You comparing a short Super Bowl ad to an official trailer???
Yo Nero, where you is foo? We got some merch that will fly.
Gladiator 3: Electric Bugaloo lmao 🤣
Commodus' death began the Year of Five Emperors wonder how they'll depict that
Alex should be a gambler with that resting Poker face he have 24/7…
What is this going to be about? the first gladiator was very simple and clear: "A general who became a slave, a slave who became a gladiator, a gladiator who defied an empire." How about you? The arena is just a setting for Maximus, Commodus, and more interesting characters. Is it going to be more centre stage?