Gladiator II's A-list cast including Paul Mescal upstaged by worst dressed guests at LA red carpet premiere

Connie Nielsen, Paul Mescal, and Denzel Washington looked effortlessly stylish astatine the premiere of Gladiator II connected Monday night, but they were upstaged by a fewer guests who took the past Rome taxable to extremes.

The 3 Hollywood heavyweights, each stars of Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel to his 2000 blockbuster, dominated the reddish carpet astatine the TCL Chinese Theatre successful Los Angeles with their show-stopping style.

Nielsen, 59, turned heads successful a chic achromatic gown with a sheer skirt that subtly revealed her underwear, adding a daring interaction to the glamorous event. 

Mescal, 28, looked effortlessly charming successful a relaxed yet crisp suit, exuding the chill charisma that has made him a breakout star. 

Meanwhile, Oscar victor Denzel, 69, kept it classical successful an all-black suit, his limb wrapped astir his woman of 41 years, Pauletta.

But contempt their polished looks, the trio was upstaged by a parade of guests who embraced the Gladiator taxable with over-the-top costumes, delivering immoderate of the evening's astir questionable manner moments.

Beauty influencer James Charles afloat embraced the Gladiator taxable with a gold-plated thorax sheet and baggy pleated pants, but the look veered much into costume territory than precocious fashion.

Drag queen Manila Luzon brought the glam with a warrior Cleopatra ensemble, though it work much themed lawsuit than reddish carpet chic.

Social media prima Devin Brugman showcased her celebrated curves successful a loincloth-inspired outfit, but it felt much daring than polished for the high-profile premiere. 

The guests were besides joined by a who's who of Hollywood, including Snoop Dogg, Kumail Nanjiani, Tia Carrere, and more, making for an unforgettable evening.

The premiere comes connected the heels of glowing reviews for Denzel's performance.

Critics person declared helium 'stole the full picture' with his electrifying portrayal of the sly, ambitious Mecrinus. 

Denzel has earned praise for his 'pure camp' enactment delivery, with galore noting that helium is 'palpably revelling' successful playing the 'smug, self-satisfied schemer.'

Though Mescal takes the pb arsenic the vengeful Roman heir-turned-gladiator, he’s been described arsenic the 'pumping bosom of the movie,' exuding some charisma and testosterone successful each scene.

While critics stay divided connected whether Gladiator II lives up to the original, it has inactive been hailed arsenic a triumph. 

One reviewer noted the movie is 'watchable and spectacular,' portion The Daily Mail’s Brian Viner called it 'heaps of far-fetched and ferocious fun' — though helium conceded it doesn’t rather scope the heights of its masterpiece predecessor.

He writes: 'Even though this sequel seldom scales the soaring heights of the archetypal film, and takes immoderate close Roman liberties with humanities truths, it is inactive worthy of a firm-ish thumbs-up. 

Meanwhile, the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw suggests that Denzel was the stand-out prima of the film, writing: 'As the slave-owner and slave-trainer, Denzel Washington inherits Oliver Reed's role; helium plays the cunning and ambitious Macrinus.'

Meanwhile, castmember Pedro Pascal joked about his quest to go the 'ultimate babe' portion discussing his relation successful Gladiator II.

The Mandalorian superstar, 49, revealed that helium had been hitting the gym successful mentation for Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel to the 2000 blockbuster. 

With a formed that includes Mescal, Washington, and Joseph Quinn—dubbed the 'hottest ever' —Pedro made it wide that his fittingness travel was motivated by the role, not by a tendency for a quality makeover.

'I got stronger than I've ever been conscionable truthful that I could play the character, really,' helium told ET on Sunday. 'I was nether nary azygous directive from the movie to get successful immoderate benignant of shape. But I did, chiefly truthful that I wouldn’t get hurt—and it didn’t work: I got wounded anyway.'

When asked what drives him, Pedro past said, 'Waking up and doing your best.' The interviewer quipped, 'Only a babe would accidental that,' to which Pedro laughed and declared, 'I achieved eventual babe status.' 

Pedro besides joked that helium couldn’t person gotten successful excessively large of signifier since manager Ridley precocious congratulated him connected 'losing his belly' conscionable months aft accumulation wrapped. 

The Last Of Us prima plays Roman wide Acacius, who trained arsenic a gladiator beneath Crowe's quality Maximus, who died astatine the extremity of the archetypal Gladiator film. 

Last week, the Gladiator II formed was branded the 'hottest ever' by fans who went chaotic for a video featuring 3 of the actors successful the upcoming film.

In the clip posted connected X, Perdro, Mescal and Quinn revealed that fans tin present publication tickets for the Ridley Scott epic up of its theatrical merchandise connected November 22. 

'People of the internet,' Quinn, champion known for his relation connected Netflix's Stranger Things, began the group's message, earlier Pascal added: 'Are you acceptable to beryllium entertained?' - a notation to the archetypal movie. 

'I americium entertained,' Mescal, who plays the lead, continued. 

'Get tickets present to spot Gladiator II,' Pascal addressed fans, arsenic Quinn finished: 'In theatres everywhere.' 

The video has implicit 1.5 cardinal views, arsenic fans gushed implicit the cast's corporate enactment appeal. 

Reposting the video, 1 X user's cheeky remark read: 'My ovaries cannot hold to spot this movie.'

Denzel rounds retired the formed of Gladiator II, with Connie Nielsen and Derek Jacobi reprising their roles from the 2000 movie starring Russell Crowe. 

The 69-year-old Oscar victor plays arms trader Macrinus successful the Gladiator sequel arsenic seen successful the film's archetypal trailer that was unveiled successful July, arsenic 1 X idiosyncratic noted Washington is 'the lone 1 with sauce' successful it. 

'He looks the coolest he's ever f***ing looked,' different added.  

When the film's 2nd trailer was released past month, fans praised 'the gravitas helium brings' to the role. 

Another noted Washington 'will beryllium doing the dense lifting' successful Gladiator II, portion a 3rd declared helium is 'probably our champion surviving actor'. 

'The gravitas helium brings to each relation is unmatched,' they added. 'The mode he's truthful effortless successful truly immoderate genre.'  

In an interrogation astir Gladiator II, the Pescal told Vanity Fair: '[Acacius] learned from the best, truthful of people this codification of honour is ingrained into his grooming and into his existence. But astatine the extremity of the day, he's a antithetic person. And that can't alteration who helium is. 

'Maximus is Maximus, and that can't beryllium replicated. That conscionable makes Acacius susceptible of antithetic things,' helium teased.

Meanwhile, Mescal opened up astir his carnal translation for the film, explaining that helium trained to look similar a warrior – not a 'sex symbol'.  

'I conscionable wanted to beryllium large and beardown and look similar idiosyncratic who tin origin a spot of harm erstwhile s**t hits the fan,' helium said. 'I deliberation also, sometimes, 1 could, successful striving for that cleanable look, extremity up looking much similar an underwear exemplary than a warrior.