Who needs to go to the movie theater this holiday break, when Gladiator 2 is coming to digital platforms tomorrow?
That’s right, just one month after this highly-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 action movie, Gladiator, opened in theaters, it’s already headed to premium-video-on-demand. Directed once again by Ridley Scott, this sequel brings a new cast of characters to the world of ancient Roman combat sport. Paul Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, the now-grown nephew of Roman emperor Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix in the original movie). Pedro Pascal stars as General Marcus Acacius, while Denzel Washington stars as Macrinus, who mentors Mescal’s character in the ways of being a gladiator.
The film was not a flop, making over $401.1 million at the worldwide box office, so far. But in this day-and-age, even big blockbusters are getting pushed to “premium” video-on-demand after just a month in theaters. Paramount likely hopes to make
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