SNL imagines Gladiator II as a musical with Paul Mescal singing about his role

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Saturday Night Live featured a skit imagining "Gladiator II" as a musical, adding 50 minutes of songs to attract audiences. Host Paul Mescal reprised his role as Lucius, singing about being misunderstood as a killing machine. The skit included Kenan Thompson singing about Rome, with Mescal expressing excitement about his new home. Other cast members participated, including Mikey Day as the emperor, who rapped a song attributed to Lin-Manuel Miranda. The segment humorously noted mixed reviews, with a quote from director Ridley Scott stating he was unaware of the changes. The skit concluded with Mescal leaving the Colosseum on a broom.


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