Denzel Washington in "Gladiator II." On its face, making back the reported $250 million it took to create Gladiator II seems manageable since the film has earned $220.3 million to date.

The most famous line from Ridley Scott’s original Gladiator (2000) is an easy one to remember. Russell Crowe’s Maximus scornfully bellows to the assembled crowd, “Are you not entertained?” ...

You can tell a lot about a script by the paper it’s printed on. The epic action movie “Gladiator” had so many revisions while filming that it was a challenge to keep everyone on the same ...

Thought to have battled during the first and second centuries C.E., she is much more elusive than her male counterpart, the gladiator, who has been venerated thousands of times — through art ...

Gladiator II, the highly awaited sequel to the 2000 blockbuster Gladiator, has finally hit the theaters. The movie is set 16 years after the events of its predecessor and follows Lucius Verus ...

He can now be seen in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, in which he plays the scheming villain Macrinus. The film’s strong performance at the box office has pushed Washington’s career box office ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Paramount can perhaps breathe easy now; Gladiator II, the big-budget sequel directed by Ridley Scott, is poised to emerge as a bona fide ...

A series of epic historical action films showcasing gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome.

The story goes that when the producers for the first “Gladiator” film (2000) pitched the concept to director Ridley Scott, in lieu of giving him a script, they showed him a painting.

Scott went bigger on his second “Gladiator” outing with rhino showdowns, baboon fights and shark attacks during a mock naval battle. The shark battle might be one of the most entertaining ...