Are Gladiator and Gladiator II Based on a True Story? No, Gladiator and Gladiator II aren’t based on a true story. Both films are largely the product of director Ridley Scott and his ...

As excitement builds for Gladiator 2, fans are curious to know how much of the film is based on a true story. With its ...

Read on for everything you need to know. The first thing to bear in mind is that, although certain things and characters depicted in Gladiator 2 are based in historical fact, the story itself is ...

Ridley Scott was eager for his movie "Gladiator II" to be as faithful as possible to real history, but he's blunt on whether ...

Scott has made it clear that he doesn't care if his films are historically inaccurate, however, even when they're based ... Gladiator III, viewers can once again expect Scott to use these true ...

Gladiator already diverted from history quite a bit, given its protagonist, Maximus (Russell Crowe), wasn’t based on one real person, and his actions altered things substantially as a result.