My favorite aspect of “Gladiator II” is the presence of Derek Jacobi. Twenty-four years after “Gladiator,” and 48 after “I, Claudius,” he still looks stately in a toga, returning as ...

Eh, can I get back to you on that one? "Gladiator II," the unnecessary sequel to director Ridley Scott's Best Picture-winning "Gladiator," presents a handful of daffy supporting performances from ...

But enough about the 2024 presidential election. Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning epic of swords and sandals, picks up 16 years after the deaths of both ...

A video shows Pedro and Paul practising a sword fight in t-shirt and shorts. Other pictures show Pascal and his co-stars, including May Calamawy, enjoying sunsets, picnics and bonfires during their ...

Samnites were the glue guys of the gladiator arena. Armed with a short sword and a rectangular shield, and armored only on their forward (left) leg and sword (right) arm, they were highly popular with ...

The original Gladiator is a bit of an anomaly. None of the cast really knew what they were signing up for, the script was incomplete during principal photography and despite now being a bankable genre ...

As Gladiator II enters the theatrical arena against Wicked, it’s relying on a marketing tactic the 2000 film didn’t: thirst. The Russell Crowe-led original won five Oscars, including Best Picture.

and when Lucius is in the arena he sticks his sword in the ground, leans down and runs sand through his hands — just like his father did. Then, during “Gladiator,” Maximus has a maxim he ...

After suffering a personal loss and becoming a prisoner of war, Lucius is brought before a “master of gladiators,” where he and several other burly men must prove their mettle in the death pit.