Sir Ridley Scott reveals opening sequence to Gladiator 2 is the 'biggest' of his career

Sir Ridley Scott has revealed 'Gladiator 2' boasts the "biggest action sequence" of his career.

The legendary filmmaker says, from the off, film fans can expect one of the most action-filled scenes he's ever done.

He told Empire: “We begin the film with probably the biggest action sequence I’ve ever done.

“Probably bigger than anything in Napoleon.”

In the trailer, lead star Paul Mescal is seen fending off rhino, which is actually made with computerization and AI.

He explained: “Computerization and AI – you have to embrace it.

“I can have a computer read every molecule and wrinkle on a rhino and then cut it on a thick piece of plastic, absolutely as a rhino’s body, which is then tailored to a skeleton shape.”

Praising the technology, he beamed: “I have this thing that can do 40 miles an hour, spin on the spot, wag its head and snarl. A two-ton rhino with a guy on its back! I mean, it’s a lot of fun."

Mescal's character Lucius also fights "a horde of vicious baboons, and Pedro Pascal, among other threats to his chiselled physique.