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Ed Sheeran is not only one of the most popular and successful artists in the world but is also widely adored for his self-deprecating humor. The 33-year-old singer recently shared another piece of his signature with his fans, much to their enjoyment.

The Shape of You hitmaker recently shared an Instagram story of himself watching the recently released Gladiator 2. The story featured a still from Ridley Scott’s historical epic of a ginger-haired character with a hairstyle similar to Ed’s. He even captioned it, “Hang on, am I in Gladiator 2?” delighting fans and fueling ongoing jokes about the uncanny resemblance. So, as the star himself celebrates the big release, let’s take a look at 12 of the funniest ‘Gladiator 2’ memes.

Giga Chad Gladiator (@GIGACHAD_meme/X)

Here’s the trailer for Gladiator 2 featuring our very own Giga Chad, which might either excite you or ruin the movie entirely.

Historical epic meets modern rap (via @The_Epic_Mike/X)

Looks like this user isn’t very thrilled with the filmmakers’ decision to include a Kanye West and Jay-Z song in the trailer for a movie set around 200 AD.

Pedro Pascal is everywhere! (via @jinzam0/X)

It seems Ed Sheeran isn’t the only one with a character resembling his appearance in Gladiator 2. Pedro Pascal takes the lead with not one but two lookalikes, as this user hilariously points out.

Unexpected surprise (via @stevenvoiceover/X)

This user must have been shocked to see the Gladiator 2 trailer after spending months thinking it was nothing more than a meme.

Mommy’s tricks (via @PunkerDuckie/X)

This mom just came up with a genius way to trick her child into watching Gladiator 2 at home instead of going to the theater.

The fate of Rome (via @Darren_Mooney/X)

It seems like Rome followed two very different development plans in both the Gladiator movies.

The Roman from New York (via screengeekofficial/Instagram)


Many have found Denzel Washington’s New York accent both hilarious and endearing, despite him playing an ancient Roman, as this meme humorously highlights.

A visual review (via @karpathy/X)

Quite the unique review given for the movie by this user.

Dad’s normal reply to texts (via momanddadatthemovies/Instagram)


Dads are the cutest, and their staple reply to your texts about anything cannot go wrong, as this Gladiator 2 meme exemplifies.

Fact check (via timeimmemorial_/X)

This user corrects the movie by hilariously pointing out that there were no sharks in ancient Rome. Maybe even the sharks were scared of the mighty Romans!

Not just any action movie (via theflirtygags/Instagram)


Can you really blame them?

Before and after med school (via inspiraadvantage/Instagram)


Whoever said med school was gonna be easy?

Ed Sheeran’s Instagram story, combined with all the Gladiator 2 memes circulating on the internet, has definitely created a lot of buzz around the movie, giving it a second life on our phones and TV screens.