Hollywood’s
big
release
Gladiator
II
saw
a
royal
premiere
in
London,
as
the
cast
was
greeted
warmly
by
King
Charles
III.
Scenes
from
the
star-studded
evening:
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Pedro
Pascal‘s
younger
sister
Lux
Pascal
steals
the
show
in
her
gorgeous
black
gown
with
a
bold
slit.
Pedro,
49,
plays
Marcus
Acacius,
a
Roman
general,
who
traines
under
Gladiator‘s
protagonist,
Maximus
(Russell
Crowe),
but
all
you
want
to
do
now
is
get
to
know
Lux
32,
better!
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Gladiator
II
focuses
on
Maximus’
son
Lucius
(played
by
Paul
Mescal,
above),
as
he
wants
to
avenge
his
family’s
deaths
by
fighting
as
a
gladiator.
Paul
is
seen
here
with
Director
Ridley
Scott.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Denzel
Washington
plays
Macrinus,
a
wealthy
Roman,
who
owns
a
troop
of
gladiators.
According
to
reports,
the
actor
shared
a
‘gay
kiss’
in
the
film,
but
it
was
edited
out.
He’s
seen
here
with
wife
Pauletta
Washington.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Andrew
Scott
turns
up
to
support
his
All
Of
Us
Strangers
co-star
Paul
Mescal.
Photograph:
Eddie
Mulholland/Pool
via
Reuters
King
Charles
III
greets
Pedro
Pascal,
while
the
other
cast
members
wait
their
turn.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Connie
Nielsen
is
among
the
handful
actors
from
the
original
Gladiator
(2000)
who
return
to
the
sequel.
Russell
Crowe’s
Maximus
and
Joaquin
Phoenix’s
Commodus
were
killed
in
the
first
part,
and
obviously
could
not
return.
Connie
plays
Joaquin’s
beloved
sister
Lucilla
whose
son
Lucius
takes
centrestage
in
Gladiator
II.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Yuval
Gonen
plays
Lucius’
wife
in
the
film.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/
Reuters
Irish
singer
Una
Healey
adds
glamour
to
the
premiere.
Photograph:
Mina
Kim/Reuters
Joseph
Quinn
of
Stranger
Things
fame
attends
the
premiere.
