The hype is real and with it Gladiator 2 (or Gladiator II) has its first trailer arrive today.

It’s been 25 years since Sir Ridley Scoot shot Russell Crowe in Roman epic Gladiator and the 86-year-old director is back with the sequel.

Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, the former heir to the Empire, who Spencer Treat Clark previously portrayed in the original movie.

Connie Nielsen reprises his mother Lucilla in the new blockbuster, which received an incredible first reaction,…