They're making a second
Gladiator movie.
May Calamawy and Fred Hechinger Have Joined Cast Of Untitled 'Gladiator' Sequel
deadline.com
Will it actually be called
Gladiator 2?
Apparently Ridley Scott announced this last year. Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal will be starring in this film. Also Connie Nielsen will be reprising her role as Lucilla, Maximus' love interest and the brother of Emperor Commodus,
Gladiators main villain. It will apparently take place 25-30 years after the first film.
I'm pretty... ambivalent on this, mainly because I don't think it's a film that requires a sequel. The fact that Ridley Scott is actually doing it makes it seem less pointless, but still kinda pointless. Looks like Scott has been wanting to make a sequel for a while though but wanting it to be a "legitimate" continuation of the story.
Hope it turns out awesome even if it feels completely unneccessary.