As the Hollywood actors’ strike comes to an end, shooting on Sir Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 is set to resume on December 4 in Malta.

Set after the events of the original movie, the sequel follows a grown-up Lucius, the nephew of Commodus, who was saved by Maximus.

Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal plays the older Lucius, originally portrayed by Spencer Treat Clark in 2000’s Gladiator.

The lead character is now living “in the wilderness” with no connection to his mother Lucilla (played by a…