London hosted the world premiere of Gladiator II, the sequel to the Oscar Best Picture-winning 2000 film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott. Scott was joined by the stars of the film, Paul Mescal ...

They say “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” But the Romans gave a thumbs down when they didn’t like a gladiator. I’m not legally allowed to do that for Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II ...

Update: Since publication, the score is down to a 77%, just under Gladiator now, though still Ridley Scott’s highest scoring movie since The Last Duel While it doesn’t come out for almost two ...

A sequel to “Gladiator” sounds like a terrible idea. How do you follow Russell Crowe’s iconic Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix’s detestable Emperor Commodus, and all that sweet swords-and-sandals ...

Gladiator tells the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a loyal Roman general who loses everything after being betrayed by the power-hungry Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix ...

Paul Mescal as Lucius, left, and Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius in 'Gladiator II' Paramount Pictures Sir Ridley Scott didn’t make his first feature film (1977’s The Duellists) until he was 40 ...

One of the many great smaller moments that made a big budget blockbuster like Gladiator a worthy Best Picture winner comes early in the film when Maximus sees his friend Quintus. They just won a ...

Gladiator II had a difficult (perhaps impossible) legacy to live up to, but Ridley Scott manages to do enough to keep audiences thoroughly entertained. A sequel to Scott's 2000 hit Gladiator, this ...

Despite this, Buckingham Palace said she will not join her husband Charles on the red carpet of The Gladiator II film premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 13. PEOPLE understands that this is as a ...

How lucky we are to have that bravura. Gladiator, released in 2000 and currently at the bow of a miniature revival of the classical epic, was a relatively sombre and serious work. It threw grit in ...

Killer sharks. Opium hits. Panto villains. Ridley Scott’s brawny, bloodthirsty, and occasionally wildly camp sequel is not your dad’s Gladiator movie – or your history teacher’s.