Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring Russell Crowe, the new characters ...

Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger were inspired by the classic MTV animated series for their performances as the Emperors Geta ...

The motivations and backstory of Denzel Washington's Gladiator II character, Macrinus, are explained by director Ridley Scott ...

I’m not here to fact-check the film – something already admirably done. Rather, I wanted to reflect on its “truthiness” and historical ambience, and specifically on its portrayal of two Roman emperors ...

Scott essentially had two choices: to commit to Gladiator’s ending, and write a sequel that followed through on an alternate version of Roman history (the good, interesting option), or to yada yada ...

Denzel Washington played the role of the villain and the Roman emperor, Macrinus. An expert claimed that the character was inspired by real Roman history. Scroll down to read the details.

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score “ Gladiator 2 .” “It ...

Scott says the sequel will pick up on that idea and draw inspiration from The Godfather Part II, where Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is now the undisputed leader of organized crime and has to decide ...

Russell Crowe's OG costume gets pride of place at one point, but the costumes in Ridley Scott's sequel are telling a ...

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Gladiator II, the long-in-the-works sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 blockbuster and Best Picture winner, is the story of a ...

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