This film will feature a popcorn bucket and cup with the iconic Gladiator mask from the first film, along with a bucket in the shape of the arena featured in the film. Fandango revealed the latest ...

Director Ridley Scott shared a heated behind-the-scenes moment from the film "Gladiator." Scott said Joaquin Phoenix nearly refused to play his villainous role, Commodus, in the 2000 action film.

A newly unearthed tomb of a Roman gladiator in Turkey contains the bones of 12 unidentified people but lacks his remains. The find sheds more light on the history of a key ancient Mediterranean ...

Lauren Huff is a writer at Entertainment Weekly with over a decade of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry. After graduating with honors from the University of Texas at ...

OUT of the ashes of Russell Crowe's legendary performance in Gladiator as Maximus, Decimus Meridius, rises Ridley Scott’s sequel and critics have called it a masterpiece. The first reviews for ...

Gladiator II trailer reveals that Lucius is the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus after all The first film — which followed former Roman general turned gladiator Maximus as he seeks vengeance ...

Joaquin Phoenix nearly gave up his villainous role of Commodus in the original “Gladiator.” While discussing the cult classic’s upcoming sequel with the New York Times, director Ridley Scott ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott, sees Mescal playing a grown-up Lucius Verus II, a nephew to emperor Commodus from the original film, played by Joaquin Phoenix.

I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Fans of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator were worried when the first trailer for its sequel dropped. While I thought it was actually ...