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 ...

Released back in 2000, Gladiator starred Russell Crowe as Maximus: a man robbed of his name, honor, and dignity by the scheming son of the emperor, Commodus. Hellbent on having his vengeance ...

“Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film that the first one, a best-picture winner, was Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent ...

“Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film the first one was in 2001. It’s more a swaggering, sword-and-sandal epic that prizes the need to entertain above all else, and no one ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have ...

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 ...

They say “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” But the Romans gave a thumbs down when they didn’t like a gladiator. I’m not legally allowed to do that for Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) --Gladiator II, in theaters Nov. 22, fulfills the promise that 24 years of filming technology can bring to ancient Rome. The film relishes in epic spectacle while ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have deteriorated ...

Denzel Washington had a royal fumble when meeting King Charles III at the “Gladiator II” premiere in London on Wednesday. The “Equalizer 3” star, 69, attended the premiere along with his ...