Ridley Scott ’s Gladiator follow-up film will step into the box office arena at the end of 2024 with a stacked and strong-looking cast. The recent reset of Wicked’s release date has put Universal’s movie musical up against Gladiator II in a showdown, not unlike that of Barbie vs. Oppenheimer .

Wicked was previously set to compete with Moana 2 the weekend after Thanksgiving. Related Stories News Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ Poster Sees Paul Mescal’s Lucius Prepare For Battle News Joseph Quinn Raves About ‘Gladiator II’ Director Ridley Scott’s “Thirst For Life” At 86 Both Mescal and Pedro Pascal have made comments about their preparation for the upcoming film, in which their characters fight each other. Read on for everything we know about Gladiator II : When will Gladiator II come out? The sequel film will arrive in theaters on November 22, 2024.

RELATED: Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ Movie Poster and Images: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn & Connie Nielsen Who is in Gladiator II ? Paul Mescal will star as the main character Lucius, son of Lucilla Connie Nielsen). Nielsen returns to reprise her role from the first film. Pedro Pascal, whose casting was exclusively broken by Deadline , will play General Marcus Acacius.

Joseph Quinn appears as Emperor Geta and Fred Hechinger plays Emperor Caracalla. Denzel Washington plays a powerbroker named Macrinus, according to Vanity Fair . Lior Raz and Derek Jacobi will also star.

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