Gladiator 2’s Ridley Scott addresses Barry Keoghan’s sudden exit: ‘He’s a challenge, but it’s worth it’

Ridley Scott has weighed in on Barry Keoghan’s exit from the forthcoming sword-and-sandals sequel Gladiator II.

Mescal plays the lead role of Lucius in Gladiator II, the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus in the original Gladiator.

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