An Apocalypto 2 trailer has dropped online, making fans wonder if the trailer is real or fake — and if the sequel to Mel Gibson‘s 2006 epic historical action-adventure film is actually happening. The original film is set in the year 1511 in the Yucatán. It follows Jaguar Paw, a late Mesoamerican hunter who is captured by invaders along with his tribesmen and taken to a Mayan city for human sacrifice. Unfortunately, Paw’s situation unfolds during the decline of the Mayan civilization.
So is the Apocalypto 2 trailer real or fake? Will Mel Gibson appear in Apocalypto 2? Here’s what we know.
Is the Apocalypto 2 trailer real or fake?
The Apocalypto 2 trailer is fake and fan-made.
KH Studio, a YouTube channel notorious for fake, fan-made and concept trailers made this fake Apocalypto 2 trailer. He has also specifically mentioned that this was a parody trailer. As of this writing, the video has garnered 943 likes and 284k views.
In the video description, KH Studio wrote, “The Jungle remembers.”
Check out the footage below:
The fake trailer uses footage from other films like Eternals and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Notably, the latter film featured Mesoamerican and Maya culture in the form of Namor and the nation of Talokan.
The AI voiceover accompanying the trailer footage gives an idea of what they believe to be the unconfirmed film’s story. It mentions how, when the gods become silent, the beasts speak for them. The voiceover then notes how civilizations are born to be sacrificed. Finally, it states that the apocalypse is yet to happen.
However, this fake Apocalypto 2 trailer isn’t the first one published by KH Studio. The channel had uploaded two other fan-made trailers in the span of the preceding 5-7 months.
Will Mel Gibson star in Apocalypto 2?
Mel Gibson isn’t confirmed to star in an Apocalypto 2.
Moreover, there’s no official confirmation that such a movie is happening.
The original Apocalypto film starred Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Max Trujillo, Gerardo Taracena, Iazua Larios, and Antonio Monroy, among others.
