Gladiator 2's flooded Colosseum scene is causing a big historical debate
Did Roman gladiators really fight sharks? Ridley Scott thinks so and, ahead of the release of Gladiator 2, he's defending his ...
Swords, sandals and ... sharks? Critics sharpen their spears over Gladiator II inaccuracies
Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, a Roman social and cultural historian from the University of Cambridge, described the Colosseum ...
‘You’re Dead Wrong’: Ridley Scott Defends Gladiator II Scene That’s Already Getting Hate Online Over Accuracy
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Historian dismisses Gladiator II as ‘total Hollywood bulls***’
The film, which stars Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, is a sequel to the Oscar-winning Russell Crowe-led film from 2000.
Ridley Scott addresses historical accuracy and defends Gladiator II's most unusual scene
Ridley Scott defends the historical accuracy of a shark scene in the upcoming Gladiator sequel, emphasizing the Romans' ...
I got so pumped during Gladiator II I could have done damage – but Ridley banned me from big stunt, reveals Paul Mescal
WHEN Paul Mescal won the lead role in the new Gladiator movie sequel, he didn’t plan to get a ripped body. But by the end of ...
‘Total Hollywood BS’: Gladiator 2 Is Historically Inaccurate, Historian Says
Dr. Shadi Bartsch, a classics professor who has written several books on ancient Rome, bluntly described the Ridley ...
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‘You’re Dead Wrong’: Ridley Scott Defends Gladiator II Scene That’s Already Getting Hate Online Over Accuracy
The Colosseum did flood with water ... immersion and impactful action movie-making over nitpicky accuracy. For Gladiator II, the shark-infested naval battle isn’t a gimmick—it’s a way ...
Historian slams ‘Gladiator II’ as ‘total Hollywood bulls–t’
Paul Mescal plays the grown-up Lucius Verus II, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus, whom Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in ...