As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.

It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gladiator 2 has been hit with criticism of historical inaccuracy, something Ridley Scott has remarked on but also something ...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Gladiator II.Marcus Aurelius’ “dream of Rome” is at the heart of Gladiator II, with Lucius striving to realize this dream. Its heartfelt message is part of what ...

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A product of our era of legacy sequels and zombified intellectual properties, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II sets out to one-up its fondly remembered predecessor with more grandiose set pieces, more ...