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Gladiator II was a great film, but it would have been significantly better if it hadn't tried to connect to the original's ...
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Gladiator 2! Gladiator 2 is unexpectedly drawing a lot of comparisons to the first Gladiator, with many fans of the Ridley Scott classic wondering if his 2024 sequel ...
Two decades after Maximus fought and died in ancient Rome's Colosseum in the first film, his son Lucius, played by Paul Mescal, finds himself in much the same situation in Gladiator II. Filmmaker ...
But they're both positioned for success as blockbusters. "Gladiator II," directed by Ridley Scott, is the sequel to his 2000 film starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. Its protagonist is ...
here's what you need to know about Ridley Scott's Gladiator II and how it's connected to the original movie. Gladiator II sees the return of Lucius, played by Paul Mescal, who was sent to the ...
The recent reset of Wicked’s release date has put Universal’s movie musical up against Gladiator II in a showdown, not unlike that of 2023’s Barbie vs. Oppenheimer. Wicked was previously set ...
Lucius is the protagonist of Gladiator II. He’s the character on the hero’s journey, and he completes his arc by the end of the film. But anytime Lucius is on screen with Macrinus, the lines ...
Paramount Pictures has rolled out a new set of images from Gladiator II, its historical epic following up Ridley Scott’s iconic 2000 film Gladiator, which won five Oscars including Best Picture.
Here are seven of the best movies to watch after being captivated by Gladiator II. Gladiator went on to win five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor, praised for its realistic combat and ...
Ryan Smith is a Newsweek Senior Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on pop culture and entertainment. He has covered film, TV, music, and Hollywood ...
In "Gladiator II," a fighter is seen riding into the Colosseum ... Caracalla had his brother murdered in front of their mother, as shown in the movie. "Their father (Septimius) was not a bad ...