The brand new trailer for Gladiator II has dropped, and it gave us hope that, regardless of how the election goes this year, November will at least bequeath upon us the gift of hot men duking it out in the Colosseum.The film stars Daddy Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) alongside our longtime crush Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers), as well as a very sexy Denzel Washington (The Book of Eli), who has somehow managed to look way better than he ever has before and quite frankly has no business being so fine.The plot for the movie, which comes over 20 years after the original, revolves around Lucius (Mescal), who is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is invaded by the tyrannical emperors who conquered Rome. He must look to his past and find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people, and he looks damn good while hes doing it.Here are five takeaways from the trailer that have us seated and ready. 1. Everything about Denzel WashingtonListen, the phrase aging like a fine wine has to come from somewhere, and Denzel Washington is perfect proof. I know that Pedro Pascal is Daddy, but Denzel Washington is the silverest of silver foxes in this film. He takes on the role of Macrinus, a Roman emperor who was ultimately beheaded, though we doubt that will be part of his storyline here. The trailer shows him wanting to use Lucius as his instrument, so we might let our minds wander with that one.2. Buffed up Paul MescalWe had a great time watching Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers, but were equally excited to watch him wield a different kind of sword and flat-out kick some ass. Hes at least for sure walking around shirtless, but will they give us what we want and show a little more skin?3. Ready for battle Pedro PascalAnyone who has seen Pedro Pascal on The Last of Us already knows he can whoop some ass, but something about him doing it in a gladiator outfit just hits in a different way. 4. The homoeroticismWe get Denzel Washington wanting to make Paul Mescal his instrument, we get Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal duking it out in the ring, and we get a bunch of pent-up testosterone trying to let the best man win. What more could we want? If its anything like the first Gladiator movie, well be able to watch this on mute and be just as entertained.5. The dramaPart of whats so exciting about the Gladiator movies is whats rooted in actual history, despite some of the creative add-ons (like Pascals fictional Marcus Acacius character.) Still, even though were always ready to watch men go at it, the actual plot of the movie also seems riveting, and we cannot wait until we get to see how it all plays out.Check out the trailer below, and mark your calendars for its November 22 release.