PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTS THE FINAL GLADIATOR II TRAILER WITH THE LARGEST MASS MEDIA ROAD BLOCKADE IN HISTORY

On Monday, November 18th, Paramount will release the final :60 trailer for GLADIATOR II with the largest global mass media blackout ever debut, reaching over 300 million concurrent viewers around the world across broadcast, cable, digital and audio platforms.

Starting at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, a simultaneous roadblock will occur across over 4,000 networks, digital platforms, local stations, Spanish-language stations and radio stations.

Highlights include national broadcast hits Monday night football on ABC, NCIS on CBS, The Voice on NBC and Rescue Hi-Surf on Fox. Digitally, viewers will see the trailer as part of takeovers on Google, Roku, Meta, TikTok, Snap and thousands more. Cable channels include Paramount Global, Disney, FOX, NBC, Univision and Warner, radio channels iHeart, Cumulus, Townsquare and many more.

The media blackout will be broadcast worldwide on 53 channels in France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, on 11 channels in Brazil and Mexico, and on 18 channels in Australia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan can be seen.

GLADIATOR II opened at No. 1 at the international box office and achieved a record-breaking international total of $87 million, including paid previews, after grossing $28 million in 63 markets on Saturday, November 16th. This is the largest international opening of a R-rated film for Paramount Pictures and the largest international opening of a Ridley Scott film.

DOMESTIC IS GLADIATOR II ONLY SEEN IN CINEMAS, DOLBY CINEMAS, PREMIUM LARGE FORMAT AND IMAX ON NOVEMBER 22, 2024.

Paramount Pictures Presents

A Scott Free Production A Lucy Fisher / Douglas Wick Production A Ridley Scott Film

“GLADIATOR II”

SYNOPSIS Legendary director Ridley Scott continues the epic saga of power, intrigue and revenge set in ancient Rome with Gladiator II. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his homeland is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome with an iron fist. With anger in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, Lucius must search for strength and honor in his past to restore the glory of Rome to the people.

EXECUTIVELY PRODUCED BY Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Raymond Kirk, Aidan Elliott

PRODUCED BY Douglas Wick, p.g.a., Ridley Scott, p.g.a., Lucy Fisher, p.g.a., Michael Pruss, p.g.a., David Franzoni

DUE TO CHARACTERS OF David Franzoni

STORY OF Peter Craig and David Scarpa

SCREENPLAY BY David Scarpa

DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott

ACTOR Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, with Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington

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