Gladiator II” may have taken over two decades to come to fruition, but star Paul Mescal is already thinking about a third installment of Ridley Scott’s epic. When asked by Variety at the film’s London premiere if he’d want to make “Gladiator 3,

Paul Mescal says he’s more than willing to reprise his role as Lucius Verus in Gladiator 3. Gladiator II opens in United States theaters later this month. Directed by Ridley Scott, the sequel to 2000’s Gladiator stars Mescal as the son of Maximus,

Much like “Gladiator” star Russell Crowe, “Gladiator II” will no doubt propel Mescal into the upper echelons of stardom, and while bigger projects will be savored, his smaller work is incredibly special too.