FAKE BRAVEHEART 2 TRAILER Gets FreeDUMB Dafties All Excited About Mel Gibson Premier LOL

BRAVEHEART fans have been duped into believing a sequel will hit cinemas this year after a fake trailer racked up almost a million views on YouTube.

The AI-generated clips show Oscar winner Mel Gibson returning as Malcolm Wallace, the son of executed freedom fighter William.

Hoaxers are raking in pay-per-view cash with claims Mel, 69 — who portrayed the legendary Scot in the 1995 blockbuster — will make a “brief but poignant cameo” in “Braveheart II”.

The teasers, created using original footage and deepfake trickery, also depict Paisley-born Gerard Butler as James “Black” Douglas, a knight who fought alongside Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn.

It is claimed the sequel is set 20 years after Wallace’s 1305 execution and follows Bruce in his quest to reunite Scotland.

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