A quarter of a century on from when Sir Ridley Scott shot Russell Crowe in Roman epic Gladiator and the 86-year-old director is back with the sequel.

First-look pictures have been released today, which you can check out below with Paul Mescal leading the cast.

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

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