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When the first official trailer for Gladiator 2 was released, the response was overwhelmingly negative. On platforms like YouTube, it quickly amassed over 50,000 dislikes within hours, an indication of the strong fan backlash. As more views came in, numbers ballooned—approaching 200,000 dislikes compared to roughly 114,000 likes—highlighting a significant disparity between audience expectations and the studio’s vision.