Without Crowe and Phoenix adding their particular depths to Maximus and Commodus, respectfully, Gladiator would have arguably been a lesser product. The Gladiator franchise is a historical epic ...

Set 20 years after the events of the original Gladiator—which culminated in the death of the film’s protagonist, Maximus, and its main villain, Commodus—Gladiator II centres on Lucius (Paul ...

Nowadays, Marcus Aurelius is remembered less for his philosophizing than for being smothered by young Commodus at the start of the swords-and-sandals epic Gladiator. In reality, he succumbed to a ...

In the original Gladiator, Crowe’s Maximus is betrayed by Commodus, sold into slavery, and then returns to the Colosseum as a successful gladiator as he attempts to get revenge on the men that ...

It’s been 24 years since the Ridley Scott classic Gladiator came out, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as Emperor Commodus ... the first in the franchise there are plenty ...

Gladiator 2,' directed by Ridley Scott, have unveiled a thrilling new trailer that showcases a gritty and intense Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Lucilla and nephew of the villainous Commodus.