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 ambitious set pieces.

Nothing is confirmed just yet, but it certainly sounds like a Gladiator 3 is on the way. Director Ridley Scott shared with ...

Paul Mescal tries his best to rise up to Russel Crowe's act from Part One, but the film suffers by comparisons and callbacks.

It comes as no surprise then, that when Scott offered her the role of Lucilla in the original Gladiator ... Phoenix [who played Lucilla’s brother, Commodus] was sitting almost invisible and ...

Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is evidently not here for people picking apart his new Gladiator film – especially before it’s even hit cinemas. But while many film fans are already ...

Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is evidently not here for people picking apart his new Gladiator film – especially before it’s even hit cinemas. Scott recently picked up the Gladiator ...

Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is evidently not here for people picking apart his new Gladiator film – especially before it’s even hit cinemas. Scott recently picked up the Gladiator story more ...

Although he may be approaching 87, Sir Ridley Scott shows no sign of slowing down, with multiple projects on the go. Aside from already developing Gladiator III as Gladiator II is about to hit ...

There is an idea out there that Ridley Scott is the guiding force behind the Alien and Blade Runner franchises, but that’s far from the truth. While the prolific filmmaker may have been lucky ...

Directed by Ridley Scott ... Commodus from the original film, played by Joaquin Phoenix. Lucius returns to Rome after being forced into slavery to battle not as a ruler but as a gladiator out ...

It’s the wildest scene in Gladiator II and Paul Mescal, chosen for the epic sequel by Ridley Scott, told the legendary director exactly what he thought when he read it - ‘like, what the f..