Gladiator II was a great film, but it would have been significantly better if it hadn't tried to connect to the original's ...

Iconic Gladiator quotes have helped solidify the movie's ... he would have turned out differently. When Lucilla is reintroduced to Maximus later in the movie, he takes her for an enemy the same ...

Paul Mescal as Lucius in “Gladiator II” (Credit: Paramount Pictures) “Aftersun” Oscar nominee Paul Mescal plays Lucius, the nephew of former Emperor Commodus and son of Lucilla ...

Immediately after the events of Gladiator (2000) Lucius was sent into hiding by his mother Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), since as the presumptive heir to the throne, he was in very real danger.

Connie Nielsen joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss stepping back into the world of "Gladiator" to reprise the beloved role of the character Lucilla, 24 years after the original film. "I was nervous ...

Paul Mescal plays Lucius Verus in "Gladiator II." The film revealed in a trailer — and makes it clear in the movie — that Lucius is Maximus' son. In "Gladiator," Lucius is just a child ...

In “Gladiator,” Lucius is an incidental character. Played by Spencer Treat Clark, the boy is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), and it’s stated that his father is Lucilla’s late husband ...

These freaking guys!) This is interesting in that Lucilla survives the awful reign of her brother in Gladiator I, only for her to be executed for the attempted assassination of the emperor(s ...

The highly-anticipated sequel stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, who we met in Gladiator as the son of Connie Nielsen's Lucilla. In an unexpected turn of events for the son of a Roman noblewoman ...

His name was Maximus, and I see him in you.” Gladiator II‘s newest trailer dropped an epic bombshell in the Colosseum. Lucilla’s son Lucius is really the child of General Maximus from Gladiator.

Lucilla, based on an actual historical figure, is the other major character who returns for Gladiator II, still played by Nielsen, and her overall plan has obviously not been fully realized.