Super League Brings Ancient Rome to Fortnite Creative Platform Ahead of Paramount Pictures’ Gladiator II Film Release

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2024--

Super League (Nasdaq: SLE), a leader in redefining the gaming industry as a media channel, today announced its partnership with Paramount Pictures to release a custom Gladiator II -inspired Fortnite map, Gladiator Gauntlet, ahead of the film’s release on November 22. To drive awareness of the map and broader awareness of the movie, Super League and Paramount Pictures are collaborating with the creators of multiple popular UEFN maps who will place Gladiator NPCs and portals to Gladiator Gauntlet within their own experiences, including Minigame Box PVP, Bodycam, Chained Together, Bank City, Speed Realistics, and Sniper One Shot Battle.

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UEFN is a revolutionary gaming platform enabling brands and IP owners to build captivating worlds for a massive audience interested in interactive entertainment. “Gladiator Gauntlet” will immerse players in the Roman Empire to do battle in the film’s iconic Colosseum, which was designed from a live art scan of its physical counterpart from the film. The experience also will challenge players to fight through a series of trials in other high fidelity arenas inspired by stadiums and locations featured in the movie and modeled after Ancient Rome.

“Gladiator is one of the most epic film sagas of all time. With the sequel set to equal the original 2000 film in unforgettable action sequences, Gladiator Gauntlet will offer Generation Z gamers the chance to immerse themselves in glorious battles within history’s most grand arena,” said Super League President and Chief Commercial Officer Matt Edelman. “We’re thankful to Paramount Pictures for enabling Super League to bring such an ideal Fortnite Creative experience to life for an audience primed to head to theaters to experience the grandeur of Gladiator II.”

Leading up to the film’s release date, Paramount Pictures will host custom Gladiator-themed streams run by top Fortnite content creators Typical Gamer, Loserfruit, and Peterbot, on Twitch. The experience is available between November 9 to 29 for entertainment fans over the age of 18.

To learn more about how Paramount is bringing Gladiator II to Fortnite, visit this link.

About Gladiator II:

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

About Paramount

Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) is a global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands. Paramount has an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel.

About Super League

Super League (Nasdaq: SLE) is redefining the gaming industry as a media channel for global brands. As a leading end-to-end immersive content partner, Super League enables marketers, advertisers, and IP owners to reach massive audiences through creativity, innovation, and gameplay within the world’s largest immersive platforms. Boasting an award-winning development studio, a vast community of native creators, and a proprietary suite of tools that maximize user engagement, Super League is a one-of-a-kind holistic solutions provider. Whether a partner is focused on building a world-class creative experience, achieving a lift in brand awareness, inspiring deeper customer loyalty, or finding new sources of revenue, Super League is at the forefront – always pioneering within immersive worlds. For more information, visit superleague.com.

Super League is launching Gladiator Gauntlet on Unreal Engine Fortnite Edition ahead of the Paramount Pictures’ Gladiator II where players will battle in an epic, life-like version of the film’s Colosseum (Graphic: Business Wire)

DENVER (AP) — A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate.

The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday," the airport's official X account wrote.

A spokesperson for the airport said the pedestrian, who jumped a perimeter fence, has died. They said the unidentified person was hit two minutes after entering the airport. The person is not believed to be an airport employee.

“We're stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”

The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have “231 souls” on board and that an “individual was walking across the runway.”

The air traffic controller responds that they are “rolling the trucks now" before the pilot tells the tower they “have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.”

Frontier Airlines said in a statement flight 4345 was the one involved in the collision and that “smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff.” It was not clear whether the smoke was linked to the crash with the pedestrian.

“The Airbus A321 was carrying 224 passengers and seven crew members,” the airline said. “We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities.”

Passengers were then evacuated via slides and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal. The airport spokesperson said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to local hospitals.

Denver Airport said the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified and that runway 17L, where the incident took place, will remain closed while an investigation is conducted. It is expected to open later today.

The pedestrian death came a day after a Delta Air Lines employee was killed while on the job at the Orlando International Airport. In a statement, the airline said the employee was killed Thursday night without providing details of the incident nor the name of the employee.

“We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time,” the airline said. "We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”

FILE - A Frontier Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International airport on Nov. 25, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)