Paramount Pictures released the first "Gladiator 2" trailer on Tuesday, offering a look at Ridley Scott's long-promised sequel to his Best Picture-winning 2000 film.

Russell Crowe is out and Paul Mescal is in, playing the grown son of Connie Nielsen's character from the first film, Lucius. In an epic journey that mirrors the one Crowe's Maximus went on in "Gladiator," the sequel finds Mescal crossing paths with those who wronged him in the gladiatorial arena with an A-list ensemble that includes Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. It'll be in theaters in time for Thanksgiving.

David Scarpa, with whom Scott collaborated on his 2023 epic "Napoleon" and 2017 drama "All the Money in the World," wrote the screenplay based on a story by Scarpa and Peter Craig.