Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator' (2000). Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor Marcus ...

Gladiator 2 debuted in theaters 24 years after the first movie, taking the audience back to that world of swords and sandals and “strength and honor.” Set 16 years after the death of Maximus Decimus ...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Gladiator II.Marcus Aurelius’ “dream of Rome” is at the heart of Gladiator II, with ...

Marcus Aurelius has been acknowledged as a sage. But his reign was marked as much by military affairs as it was by philosophy ...

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Russell Crowe's $465 million epic that turned him against one of his co-stars, Gladiator, is still dominating streaming. Read ...

Following the peculiar 2023 biopic, “Napoleon,” director Ridley Scott delivered a sequel to one of his most famous movies with “Gladiator II.” With the original “Gladiator” being 24 years old, it was ...

Gladiator II (2024) is the next installment in failed historical fiction, disappointingly delivered by the director who once brought us Black Hawk Down (2001), American Gangster (2007), and Blade ...

Set roughly two decades after the events of the Oscar-winning first film, Gladiator II tells a new tale about the Roman Empire and those who dared to defy it. Ridley Scott’s original film featured two ...

Joseph Quinn plays Emperor Geta in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures. Joseph Quinn plays Emperor Geta in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures. Some of the ideas were standard-issue, like a ...