The Banshees of Inisherin actor had been due to play Emperor Geta in Sir Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated sequel, but he has now stepped away from the project due to scheduling conflicts, and The White Lotus actor Fred Hechinger is in talks to replace him in the role.
While many of the leading roles were offered to the cast, the director carried out an extensive search for the lead role of Lucius - the son of Connie Nielsen's character Lucilla and Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus from the original film - which ultimately went to Paul Mescal, and Moon Knight actress May had to go through a similar process, going through multiple auditions for her as-yet unnamed, but significant, part.
Russell Crowe has ruled out returning as main Gladiator character Maximus Decimus Meridius in the new project - which is due to be released in November 2024 - and explained that it won't be a "direct sequel" to the Oscar-winning original.
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