Paramount Goes Epic At CineEurope With ‘Gladiator II’ Footage; Highlights ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ & ‘Transformers One’
deadline.comParamount went all in on Gladiator II at CineEurope today, showing off an exclusive extended look at Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 Best Picture Oscar winner.
Introducing the footage in a video clip, Scott promised that Gladiator II, coming nearly two-and-a-half decades after the original, is “well worth the wait”; the audience today agreed.
That pre-roll clip also included stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and Joseph Quinn. Paramount releases globally in November.
At the top of the show, President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark Viane once again had the CineEurope crowd in stitches with his annual entrance tied to a major Par title; this time appearing in gladiator garb in a cheeky pre-recorded video as Markimus Vianus and wearing a vest with the Paramount logo, celebrating the film and the theatrical experience as he urged members of Par’s international distribution team (sporting swords, sandals and togas), “On my signal, distribute hell!” Appearing on stage, Viane looked back on Par’s strong start to the year with Mean Girls, Bob Marley: One Love and IF, and promised the “biggest Paramount presentation ever” at CineEurope.
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