The beginning of Gladiator quickly establishes that Maximus was an amazing general who led Rome to victory. In fact, he was ...

Ridley Scott offered the lead in Gladiator II to Paul Mescal after noting his resemblance to an acting legend from the first ...

Ridley Scott recalled Joaquin Phoenix saying 'I can’t do it' at one point during the production of 2000's original 'Gladiator ...

It turns out that Joaquin Phoenix, who played the menacing Commodus, had moments of doubt and wanted to leave the production.

Can’t remember the Gladiator ending? Don’t be hard on yourself – it was 24 years ago. If you don’t want to rewatch, we’ve got it covered, ...

“I’ve lit the fuse,” Scott said. “The ending of ‘Gladiator II’ is reminiscent of ‘The Godfather,’ with Michael Corleone ...

Dr. Shadi Bartsch, a classics professor who has written several books on ancient Rome, bluntly described the Ridley ...

Lucius is the grandchild of Marcus Aurelius, played, in the first film ... He’s one of my favourite actors and one of my ...

The sequel picks up more than two decades after the events of the first film with Lucius (Mescal), the grandson of Rome’s former emperor Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris in Gladiator ...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator is loosely based on real events ... statesman and advisor during Marcus Aurelius’ reign from 161 to 180AD. The character was also believed to be inspired by ...