As we first reported on ActioNewz.com, the first reviews are in for Sir Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator sequel, and while they're largely positive, it appears Gladiator II will struggle to ...

Ridley Scott’s brawny, bloodthirsty, and occasionally wildly camp sequel is not your dad’s Gladiator movie ... a dedication to the film’s theme of violence as a portent of social collapse ...

Update: Since publication, the score is down to a 77%, just under Gladiator now, though still Ridley Scott’s highest scoring movie since The Last Duel While it doesn’t come out for almost two ...

It's a solid piece of neoclassical popcorn, with Denzel Washington taking command as the villain, but it's ultimately a mere shadow of "Gladiator." It may not be high praise, but “Gladiator II ...

In the first film. Lucius was a boy who idealized the revolutionary gladiator Maximus (Russell Crowe). In the sequel, he's all grown up and played by Paul Mescal, a contemporary figure of non ...

Gladiator tells the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a loyal Roman general who loses everything after being betrayed by the power-hungry Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix ...

A sequel to “Gladiator” sounds like a terrible idea. How do you follow Russell Crowe’s iconic Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix’s detestable Emperor Commodus, and all that sweet swords-and-sandals ...

One of the many great smaller moments that made a big budget blockbuster like Gladiator a worthy Best Picture winner comes early in the film when Maximus sees his friend Quintus. They just won a ...

“Gladiator II” is almost here. We give you a sneak peak of the movie that stars Denzel Washington. Gladiator II is the long-awaited sequel to the five-time Academy Award-winning Gladiator from ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) --Gladiator II, in theaters Nov. 22 ... Maximus' legacy is significant to the theme of the film. More than just providing a lineage for the sequel, his rebellion ...