The second film tells the story of Lucius Verus, who originally appeared in the film as a child and is now played by ...
By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor The film sees Mescal playing a grown-up Lucius Verus II, a nephew of Emperor Commodus from the original film, played by Joaquin Phoenix. Lucius returns to Rome ...
The Irish star portrays a grown-up Lucius in the Gladiator sequel, which is set years after the 2000 historical epic starring Russell Crowe.
Clark, now 37, was just 13 when Gladiator was released. He played Lucius Verus, son of Roman Empress Lucilla. In the film, his father was purported to be the late Roman co-emperor Lucius Verus ...
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 ...
as Mescal’s Lucius is shown discovering that his father is not Lucius Verus I, as he had been led to believe, but rather that he is the son of Maximus. The original Gladiator was a massive hit ...
The reviews are in for Gladiator II ahead of its nationwide release next week, and the critics are, for the most part, not ...
Take, for example, Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal), the besandaled swordsman at the center of Ridley Scott's latest macho epic, ...