Chris Aronson, President of Domestic Distribution, Paramount Pictures arrives onstage dressed as a Gladiator during Paramount Pictures presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 11, 2024. Paramount Pictures unveiled gory first-look footage from “Gladiator 2” as Disney put on an unusually R-rated presentation for movie theatre bosses at the final day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Ridley Scott’s sequel will hit theaters in November, nearly 25 years after the release of the original, Oscar best picture-winning historical epic “Gladiator.” Pedro Pascal plays a military general, while Denzel Washington’s mysterious character is seen in the extended footage plotting to topple the Roman Empire.The lavish presentation raised cheers even as both Paramount and the wider big-screen industry face uncertain times.
Paramount film chief Brian Robbins even joked about the merger talks, suggesting one of his executives had launched a crowd-funded Kickstarter campaign to buy the studio.Later on Thursday, Disney rounded off CinemaCon with its own star-studded presentation — which took an unexpectedly adult turn. Disney unveiled footage of Harrison Ford making his Marvel superhero film debut in next year’s “Captain America: Brave New World.”
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