Denzel Washington.
Paul Mescal.
Barry Keoghan.
Joseph Quinn.
Connie Nielsen returns.
Djimon Hounsou is expected to return.
Keoghan and Mescal are both Irish actors who were nominated for an Academy Award at the most recent AA.
Ridley Scott still going strong at 86. I'm looking forward to both this and his Napolean film.
indeed. a mixture of returning cast (Connie, Djimon, maybe more like Jacobi? unless he was killed in the 1st film icr) up and comers (like Crowe was in 2000 really) and a bone fide A lister (Denzel),
id expect some retro Brit actors who've appeared in the likes of various Star Wars, LOTR, Game of Thrones, Batmans etc over the years like Charles Dance etc to be filling in some of the secondary roles (as happened in the first film with Jacobi, Ollie Reed, David Hemmings etc)
https://deadline.com/2023/04/paramounts-gladiator-sequels-connie-nielsen-closes-lucilla-stranger-things-joseph-quinn-emperor-caracalla-1235340912/
Jacobis back:
The newest cast members join the previously announced ensemble that includes Paul Mescal in the titular role, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen. Like Nielsen, who will be reprising her role as Lucilla, Jacobi will also be one of the few legacy players returning from original, reprising his role as Gracchus.share
https://deadline.com/2023/05/paramounts-gladiator-sequel-moon-knight-may-calamawy-white-lotus-fred-hechinger-emperor-geta-1235372228/
Pedro Pascal joins the cast.
https://deadline.com/2023/05/pedro-pascal-ridley-scotts-gladiator-paramount-1235352214/