Filming for the sequel to the Roman epic Gladiator has been taking place at the Devil’s Dyke.
Crews wearing hoodies with the slogan Gladiator II and extras dressed as Roman centurions were spotted on the Downs last weekend.
The Mail has also published pictures of one of the film’s stars, Paul Mescal, also in period military costume and covered in fake blood.
Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, the son of Lucilla, one of the main characters of the original film, who returns in the sequel.
It’s thought the scenes were reshoots, as filming was believed to have wrapped in January. Other locations include Malta and Morocco.
— Tom Benford (@tom_benford) June 8, 2024
#gladiator2 being filmed in brighton today pic.twitter.com/LBpfnpTqaZ
— homozu (@omozuu) June 8, 2024
Meh the original film is good, why make an inferior sequel? The odds are hardly high of Hollywood producing good product these days. Too much product not enough art-form. We need good scriptwriters, directors, producers and maybe production designers. Oh yeah and that thing that they call ACTING. No need for gimmicks, human beings respond to believable characters onstage. Or its celluloid offspring.