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 ...

Russell Crowe wanted to keep spectators entertained. While the Oscar-winning star of 2000’s Gladiator is not in the film’s ...

Russell Crowe had some creative plans for Gladiator II, Ridley Scott shared. Although the Oscar-winning lead of 2000’s ...

When it came to bringing Maximus’ breastplate to life, the team spared no detail. After acquiring an original from the first ...

When Russell Crowe asked a crowd of bloodthirsty Romans twenty-four years ago “Are you not entertained?” he cemented ...

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Colosseum rhinos and baboons and sharks, oh my! — but it’s based on real-life Roman history and people. Many of the ...

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Virgil’s epic Roman poem, The Aeneid, is referenced in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, but how does it tie into Lucius’ heroic ...

Ridley Scott’s long-awaited “Gladiator” sequel has not even hit US theaters yet, but the veteran director is already hard at ...