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A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new ...

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Unlike its predecessor, Gladiator II ends with its hero still alive. Director Ridley Scott has already confirmed that he has ...

There is a hint of desperation about Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s long-gestating follow-up to his 2000 sword-and-sandals classic. Everything is bigger, longer, and more numerous. There is not just a ...

The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.

While undoubtedly entertaining, the sequel feels like a duplicate of the original which sacrifices characterisation for ...

Paul Mescal had a tongue-in-cheek response when quizzed by a fan about his unashamedly “short shorts ”. The Normal People ...

A ship-to shore invasion with fleets of Roman battleships fighting with trebuchets and thousands of archers. A naval duel to ...

The stars of 'Gladiator II' - Paul Mescal, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger and Joseph Quinn - have differing views on whether ...

The much-awaited Gladiator II aims to be an epic return to Rome, but its overly ambitious story and new flashy style fall ...

There has been a path paved for him to the world of the sword-and-sandal epic with Gladiator II. Of course, considering ...