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 ...

Even though Russell Crowe is not in Gladiator 2, director Ridley Scott has revealed that Crowe originally wanted to reprise ...

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 ...

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

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

Ridley Scott reveals plans for 'Gladiator III,' promising a storyline that explores Lucius's reluctant rise to power.

Scott essentially had two choices: to commit to Gladiator’s ending, and write a sequel that followed through on an alternate ...

Costume designers Janty Yates and David Crossman tell IndieWire about creating costumes for armies in 12 weeks, dressing ...

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 ...

Irish star Paul Mescal proves a worthy successor to Russell Crowe's Maximus in the 2000 film. It's a very different showing, ...

Ridley Scott’s visually extravagant but narratively safe sequel starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal ultimately pales in comparison to its predecessor.