While the film recently released on Blu-ray, fans who want to add both movies to their collection should check out the Amazon-exclusive Gladiator 2-Movie Steelbook Collection, which will bundle 4K ...

One of the main criticisms of Gladiator II was that Lucius was far less interesting than Maximus, and having Fortuna in the actual movie could’ve helped a lot in that regard. She is quick to ...

Lucius was the prince of Rome in the original "Gladiator" movie, but he has been living in exile as Hanno, even starting a family with his wife Arishat in the North African kingdom of Numidia.

Are you not entertained? But is that really why you are here? The genius of the 2000 movie “Gladiator” wasn’t just the music, the acting of Russell Crowe, or the ancient Roman setting.

The story and action aren’t very engaging in “Gladiator II,” with choppy editing and plodding pacing. But the real weakness of the movie is the acting. Pascal and Nielsen are fine ...

Relegated to slavery, Meridius becomes a gladiator to seek his revenge. The movie was one of the highest-grossing of 2000, taking in over $460 million worldwide and earning Crowe a best actor ...

The same can’t be said for Gladiator II. After an effective war sequence between the Numidians and Romans, the movie shifts toward CGI opponents — baboons, a rhino, and sharks. Scott’s idea ...

THERE ARE A lot of things that go into making a Gladiator movie good. Let's think, first, about the original film—which was released back in 2000 and eventually won Best Picture at the Oscars.

What CouldGladiator III be About? It’s not hard to imagine how a third Gladiator movie could achieve a similar sense of tragedy and irony, especially with a few more twists of historical fiction.

And that’s where Gladiator II goes wrong. Rather than recycling the formula of the first movie, the sequel should have broken new ground and told a different story about a lowly gladiator rising ...

Gladiator 2 instead follows a grown-up version of Lucius 16 years after the original movie. Despite being set in a new era of Rome, there are a ton of similarities between Gladiator and Gladiator ...