Denzel Washington is rising in Gold Derby’s Oscar odds for Best Supporting Actor for Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II,” according to our combined predictions. Many pundits are singling him out as the standout performance in Ridley Scott’s latest sequel,

Gladiator II” is on its way and boasts a stellar cast that includes Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, and Fred Hechinger. Watch CinemaBlend’s Jeff McCobb sit down with the cast, as well as director Ridley Scott,

A ship-to shore invasion with fleets of Roman battleships fighting with trebuchets and thousands of archers. A naval duel to the death inside a flooded, shark-infested coliseum. A fight against a rampaging rhino,