Pedro Pascal’s behind-the-scenes photos featuring Paul Mescal have everyone wanderlusting.
I did not need much encouragement to watch Ridley Scott ’s sequel toGladiator(2000 ) . Hero ’s journeys , Roman politics , andsword crusade ? I ’m there . Denzel Washington delivering that kilowatt grinning and omniscient chuckle ? I ’m in . Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal wielding big heavy blade in leather tank top ? I ’m firmly seated . But the marketing squad behindGladiator II(releasing in theaters on November 22 ) has put the cast to work out with everything from magazine picture shoot to viral video recording interview .
The a la mode marketing move comes from Pedro Pascal ’s Instagram Sir Frederick Handley Page . His post , just 24 hours before the movie is scheduled to exhaust , sport 20 exposure from behind the scenes of filmingGladiator II . And yeah , watching short video of Pascal and Mescal wrestling in scant shorts and going on picnics did make me and everyone I know require to look on the flick even more .
But it also had a 2nd , maybe less intended impact : It made me require to travel with my friends to Morocco immediately . Forgetthe Colosseumand push street in Rome — the wide open spaces featured in Pascal ’s candid pictures are infinitely more appealing . Within time of day of the photos pass on online , I meet multiple text from friends , gushing not only about the photos but the backdrop . “ We need to go here , ” one schoolbook read . Another just said , “ 2025 ? ”
Screenshots via Instagram
The first step to planning a trip to the ultra cinematic where the picture were use up was determining where in MoroccoGladiator IIwas filmed . It take only a few minutes to figure out that the primaryfilming fix in Moroccowas Ouarzazate , a city in the south of Morocco ’s High Atlas mountains .
The city sit on the boundary of the Sahara desert and is considered“Morocco’sHollywood . ” It is also near Ksar Aït Ben Haddou , a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates back to the 17th century and serve as a trade hub .
If you also saw these photos and were forthwith strike with some wanderlust , it ’s good to know that Marrakesh is just over three hours away from Ouarzazate , meaning you may find more low-cost flights into the nation . Ouarzazate is also just six hours forth from the stunning breakers town Essasouria so that you could expand your Gladiator - inspired trip to a full tour of some of Morocco ’s most beautiful locations .
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Just commemorate , your 2025 misstep to Morocco will not admit the cast ofGladiator II .
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