Paul Mescals Lucius is just like his father in the latest trailer forRidley ScottsGladiatorII.
I dont fight for power, Lucius states in the trailer.
I fight to free Rome from men like them.
Pedro Pascal plays General Acacius and Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.Aidan Monaghan/Paramount Pictures
That invasion was helmed byPedro Pascals Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who trained under Lucius father, Maximus.
The overtaking and the loss of his family and home along the way instilled rage in the gladiator.
Never let it go.
Understandably, he wants Marcus.
In the trailer, she pushes him to turn inward to find his power: Take your fathers strength.
His name was Maximus, and I see him in you.
Gladiator IIarrives in theaters on Nov. 22, picking up decades after the events of the originalGladiator.
Sequels are always kind of suspect, Scott told theAssociated Pressearlier this month.
