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 ...
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Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring Russell Crowe, the new characters ...
Gladiator 2 takes a number of elements directly from the original movie, from character archetypes, narrative arcs, and ...
Dune 2 star Timothée Chalamet was being considered for the role of Maximus’ son, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Top Gun ...
Even though Russell Crowe is not in Gladiator 2, director Ridley Scott has revealed that Crowe originally wanted to reprise ...
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score “ Gladiator 2 .” “It ...
While the sequel to Gladiator is not quite the masterpiece as the first is, it brings forth a noteworthy production.
Costume designers Janty Yates and David Crossman tell IndieWire about creating costumes for armies in 12 weeks, dressing ...
Ravi (Alexander Karim) speaks to Lucious in Gladiator II Norwegian actor Alexander Karim is 48 years of age and has 74 credits to his name, according to IMDb. So, while we may not be completely ...
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 ...
Ridley Scott’s visually extravagant but narratively safe sequel starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal ultimately pales in comparison to its predecessor.