Paul Mescal breaks silence on his film Gladiator II having the same release date as Wicked - and reveals what he REALLY thinks of 'Glicked' moniker

The Gladiator 2 first look was finally released on Tuesday and leading man Paul Mescal has broken his silence about the highly-anticipated sequel having the same release date as Wicked. The Gladiator 2 first look was finally released on Tuesday and leading man Paul Mescal has broken his silence about the highly-anticipated sequel having the same release date as Wicked Decades have passed, but Maximus Decimus Meridius remains fresh in the memory as Paul Mescal's Lucius Verus picks up the sword in this first official trailer for Ridley Scott's eagerly anticipated Gladiator II. Meanwhile, though decades have passed, but Maximus remains fresh in the memory as Paul's Lucius picks up the sword in the first official trailer for Ridley Scott's Gladiator II which was released Lucius was played by Spencer Treat Clark in the original 2000 blockbuster, now fully gown, he is played by Paul Mescal in the forthcoming sequel Enslaved by the Roman empire and inspired by Maximus, Lucius vows to fight his way out of the pits Vanity Fair reports Wicked have moved their date from Wednesday 20 to two days later when Ridley Scott's Gladiator II will be released, meanings fans will have to pick which film they see first. Vanity Fair reports Wicked have moved their date from Wednesday 20 to two days later when Ridley Scott's Gladiator II will be released, meanings fans will have to pick what they see Wicked director Jon M. Chu spoke about the schedule shake-up on X, formerly Twitter, and named the clash 'Glicked' Many fans were pleasantly surprised by the movies deeper meaning and messages around misogyny and its countless cinematic references and Easter eggs throughout. Barbie and Oppenheimer made more than $240 million combined in their opening weekend Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer became the highest-grossing World War II film ever It is a sequel to Russell Crowe's 2000 film Gladiator The set is where she met her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, who plays Boq, a resident of Munchkinland.