Gladiator 2 trailer reveals huge plot twist as identity of Lucius’s father is unearthed

The second Gladiator II trailer comes with a huge reveal about the paternity of Lucius (played by Paul Mescal).

In 2000’s Gladiator, the identity of Lucius’s father was never explicitly revealed but the signs were there, since Lucilla and Maximus were former lovers.

The newly released trailer reveals that Mescal’s character is actually the son of Maximus (played by Russell Crowe in the first film), and not Lucius Verus I, as he was made to believe since birth.