'Gladiator 2' movie review: A stirring ode to the power of shared dreams
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Gladiator 2' movie review: A stirring ode to the power of shared dreams

New Indian Express  

What makes a nation? However, fate has other plans and he ends up inheriting the late emperor Marcus Aurelius’ dream of Rome. The veteran filmmaker takes delight in painting the opulence of Rome’s aristocracy in the same vein he captures the decadence of the empire’s less fortunate. In one scene, we see a plague-ridden woman begging for food and in the next, we see a senator throwing a lavish party with rhinoceros’ head on the dinner table. Macrinus stands as the perfect antithesis to Marcus Aurelius’ dream of Rome, presenting a counterpoint from every angle imaginable.

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You can now watch Gladiator 2 at home - here's where
2 months, 2 weeks ago

You can now watch Gladiator 2 at home - here's where

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If you missed seeing the long-awaited sequel in the cinema, you’re in luck, as Sir Ridley Scott’s …

"Gladiator II" and the missed opportunity of history far more riveting than Ridley Scott's fiction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

"Gladiator II" and the missed opportunity of history far more riveting than Ridley Scott's fiction

Salon  

About two hours into "Gladiator II," Hanno steps up to deliver a speech that might finally tell us why we should care about anyone or anything in Ridley Scott's newest sharks-and-sandals potboiler. Fred Hechinger plays Emperor Caracalla in "Gladiator II" Ironically enough, the real-life Caracalla, described as a soldier's emperor who bore all the hardships of an enlisted legionary, might …

The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don't see her in "Gladiator II"
4 months ago

The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don't see her in "Gladiator II"

Salon  

Save for a few wisps of time-worn text and a bit of sharp-edged stone, little is left on this earth that tells the gladiatrix’s story. One of “Gladiator’s” iconic lines — “we mortals are but shadows and dust” — rings especially true for the gladiatrix. In her semi-nude state, the gladiatrix rarely fought in the sweaty, sun-soaked Colosseum depicted in …

Gladiator 2: Is this movie accurate history? No. But it’s good history.
4 months, 1 week ago

Gladiator 2: Is this movie accurate history? No. But it’s good history.

Slate  

Let’s get this out of the way immediately: No, the Romans never introduced sharks to the Colosseum. Without giving away too much of the plot of Ridley Scott’s new epic Gladiator II, the sequel to the beloved first installment that made Russell Crowe an icon back in the year 2000, one long action sequence does indeed revolve around flooding the …

'Gladiator II' Review: The Sequel Is Actually Good
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4 months, 1 week ago

'Gladiator II' Review: The Sequel Is Actually Good

Huff Post  

Paul Mescal portrays Lucius in "Gladiator II." “Gladiator II” continues years after Maximus’ death with his son, Lucius, now attempting to uphold the dream of a corrupt-free Rome first introduced by former emperor Marcus Aurelius. Cuba Scott/Paramount Pictures As I mentioned before, “Gladiator II” does make a lot of references to the original film, specifically to Maximus and his legacy …

'Gladiator II' Cast Talk About Their Characters In The Film
4 months, 1 week ago

'Gladiator II' Cast Talk About Their Characters In The Film

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Gladiator,” the 2000 epic drama directed by Ridley Scott and starring Oscar winner Russell Crowe, has stood the test of time, captivating audiences for over two decades with its visceral storytelling and sweeping visual grandeur. Fans of the original will recognize the same high-stakes drama and gritty authenticity, but this time with a mostly new cast: Paul …

Did ships really battle in the Colosseum? The bizarre true stories that inspired Gladiator II
4 months, 1 week ago

Did ships really battle in the Colosseum? The bizarre true stories that inspired Gladiator II

BBC  

Did ships really battle in the Colosseum? The bizarre true stories that inspired Gladiator II Aidan Monaghan Ridley Scott's epic sequel starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington has been widely criticised for its historical inaccuracies. Aidan Monaghan While it's believed that rhinoceroses were shown off to Romans in the Colosseum, they wouldn't have gone up against gladiators When Emperor Titus …

Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ though more of the same, unleashes a scheming Denzel Washington
4 months, 1 week ago

Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ though more of the same, unleashes a scheming Denzel Washington

LA Times  

Ridley Scott’s 2000 sword-and-sandal epic “Gladiator” closed on a memorable shot that became an indelible image associated with the film: Russell Crowe’s hand, callused and battle-worn, softly caressing strands of wheat, as his character Maximus makes his way home to some place in the afterlife. Therein lies the Achilles’ heel of “Gladiator II” — there is simply too much plot …

Paul Mescal says Ridley Scott is making Gladiator 3 more 'political' like The Godfather: 'It won't go back to the arena'
4 months, 1 week ago

Paul Mescal says Ridley Scott is making Gladiator 3 more 'political' like The Godfather: 'It won't go back to the arena'

Hindustan Times  

Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator sequel has just hit the US theatres, but the veteran director is already hard at work on a third instalment. Paul Mescal plays the lead in Gladiator 2 There will certainly be a Gladiator III Gladiator II stars Irish actor Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus from the multiple Oscar-winning original. “Given …

Gladiator 2 is bad, but there’s one good reason to see it.
4 months, 1 week ago

Gladiator 2 is bad, but there’s one good reason to see it.

Slate  

Devising a logical sequel to the Oscar-winning 2000 blockbuster Gladiator was not a self-evident task, given that the hero of the original, Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius, does not survive the movie. Scott has always known how to direct a rousing grand-scale action sequence, but the advance of CGI has made those elaborate spectacles both less plausible and harder not …

Gladiator 2 review: Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe, but this is still a thrilling spectacle
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator 2 review: Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe, but this is still a thrilling spectacle

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one corner, we have Paul Mescal’s Lucius Verus, son of …

Gladiator 2 is an awful mess – no wonder it made Russell Crowe uncomfortable
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator 2 is an awful mess – no wonder it made Russell Crowe uncomfortable

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Back in June, Russell Crowe told a US podcast that he …

Gladiator II review: Ridley Scott delivers exciting yet unmemorable spectacle, cursed to remain in Maximus' large shadow
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator II review: Ridley Scott delivers exciting yet unmemorable spectacle, cursed to remain in Maximus' large shadow

Hindustan Times  

Gladiator II review: Right from its opening battle sequence, Ridley Scott's Gladiator II grabs you by the collar to have your attention and refuses to let go. Gladiator II review: Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal in a still from the Ridley Scott film What is Gladiator II about Gladiator II is about Hanno, a Numidian soldier who hates Rome. What …

Gladiator 2 review: Paul Mescal's epic struggles to stir emotion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator 2 review: Paul Mescal's epic struggles to stir emotion

India Today  

Gladiator 2 recaptures the grandeur of ancient Rome, echoing the epic scale of the 2000 original. Set over two decades after Gladiator, the story follows Lucius, now called Hanno, who lives as a soldier in Numidia until General Marcus Acacius invades, forcing him back into the Roman Empire. Unlike the original, which skillfully pulled emotional strings, Gladiator 2 fails to …

Gladiator II is here, with a beefed-up Paul Mescal taking up the revolution and revenge of his father
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator II is here, with a beefed-up Paul Mescal taking up the revolution and revenge of his father

ABC  

As a legacy sequel, Gladiator II can't help but open on a note of cynicism; following in the footsteps of the Star Wars and Terminator films, Ridley Scott's latest can only justify its existence by extinguishing the flicker of hope that its 2000 predecessor lit. Fast facts about Gladiator II What: The son of a revolutionary gladiator follows in his …

Gladiator 2 first reviews: Critics call Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington sequel ‘imitative’ but ‘entertaining’
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator 2 first reviews: Critics call Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington sequel ‘imitative’ but ‘entertaining’

Hindustan Times  

Gladiator 2 first reviews: The first reviews for Ridley Scott’s epic historical film Gladiator 2, a sequel to his hit 2000 film Gladiator, are in. Those who think about the Roman Empire deserve better’ Gladiator 2 received mixed reviews from critics, with reactions ranging from calling it ‘serviceable’ to ‘popcorn film of the year’. Sure, not all of us spend …

Gladiator II review: This sequel falls short of its masterpiece predecessor but is still heaps of farfetched and ferocious fun
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladiator II review: This sequel falls short of its masterpiece predecessor but is still heaps of farfetched and ferocious fun

Daily Mail  

Gladiator II Rating: For some, the original Gladiator 24 years ago was Sir Ridley Scott’s masterpiece. Mind you, he also gave us Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise, not to mention the famous 1973 advert for Hovis, the one with the delivery boy pushing his bike up the steep cobbled street - 'T’was like taking bread to the top …

Movie Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena

Associated Press  

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. Paul Mescal, “Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film the first one, a best-picture winner, was in 2001. In fact, he does it so easily and guilefully that, once things begin unraveling for him, the air leaves “Gladiator II.” You don’t quite believe …

Gladiator II review: 'By far the best popcorn film of the year'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gladiator II review: 'By far the best popcorn film of the year'

BBC  

Gladiator II review: 'By far the best popcorn film of the year' Aidan Monaghan Paul Mescal is the "mesmerising centre" of Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator sequel, which balances emotional drama and social themes with all-out action spectacle. Mescal's intelligent performance raises the level of the film beyond its violent combat In the big-action arena scenes, Scott pulls out all the …

Gladiator: A timeless epic that continues to resonate
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gladiator: A timeless epic that continues to resonate

Hindustan Times  

November 15 sees the release of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel to the Oscar-winning smash hit Gladiator. Paul Mescal plays the lead in Gladiator 2 What Gladiator is about Gladiator tells the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius, a loyal Roman general who loses everything after being betrayed by the power-hungry Emperor Commodus. Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal in his …

Revealed: The 5 glaring historical inaccuracies in the Gladiator II trailer - including American accents and a cup of TEA
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Revealed: The 5 glaring historical inaccuracies in the Gladiator II trailer - including American accents and a cup of TEA

Daily Mail  

After nearly a quarter of a century, a sequel to Ridley Scott's epic historical blockbuster, 'Gladiator', is finally about to be released. RHINO RIDING 'Gladiator II' is set in Rome around AD 200, at the height of the Roman Empire, about 20 years after the events of the first film, 'Gladiator', starring Russell Crowe. Here, a gladiatorial fight is depicted …

Godfather-style Gladiator 3 already in the works, hints Sir Ridley Scott
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Godfather-style Gladiator 3 already in the works, hints Sir Ridley Scott

The Telegraph  

British filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott said there is “already an idea” for a third instalment to the Gladiator film franchise, inspired by the sequel to The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola. Gladiator II is set years after Sir Ridley’s historical epic, released in 2000, starring Russell Crowe as Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius. Sir Ridley confirmed he had edited more …

Gladiator 2 trailer review: Ridley Scott’s epic saga gets thumps down from audience: ‘Music is terrible, not suited…’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gladiator 2 trailer review: Ridley Scott’s epic saga gets thumps down from audience: ‘Music is terrible, not suited…’

Live Mint  

The official trailer of Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel, 'Gladiator 2,' has been released by Paramount Pictures, offering a glimpse into a new chapter of Roman warfare and drama. Check users reaction on the trailer One user wrote, "A movie that never ever needed a sequel.” “There's someone at Paramount who knew the music was a terrible choice, sitting back …

WATCH | Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator 2' official trailer unveiled
8 months, 3 weeks ago

WATCH | Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator 2' official trailer unveiled

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The official trailer for Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel, 'Gladiator 2,' has been released by Paramount Pictures, offering a glimpse into a new chapter of Roman warfare and drama. Scheduled for release on November 22, the film features Paul Mescal in the lead role as a grown-up Lucius, son of Lucilla and nephew of Commodus, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix …

Everything we know about Gladiator II so far
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Everything we know about Gladiator II so far

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The original 2000 film followed Russell Crowe’s Roman general, who ended …

'Gladiator 2' trailer: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal clash in Ridley Scott's epic saga
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Gladiator 2' trailer: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal clash in Ridley Scott's epic saga

India Today  

It's been over two decades since the original 'Gladiator' graced theaters in 2000, captivating audiences worldwide with its epic tale of honour and vengeance. Now, filmmaker Ridley Scott returned with the 'Gladiator 2,' featuring a stellar cast led by Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal. The sequel continues the story of Scott's iconic historical epic, which won five Oscars from eleven …

Russell Crowe confesses he felt initial script of Gladiator was 'so bad'
4 years, 9 months ago

Russell Crowe confesses he felt initial script of Gladiator was 'so bad'

Firstpost  

Russell Crowe recalled that the producer of Gladiator did not want to share the script with the actor, suspecting he won’t respond to it. The Gladiator star Russell Crowe revealed during an interview that he joined the historical epic based on what it could become, and not by what it was initially on paper. On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actor joined …

"Gladiator"
24 years, 10 months ago

"Gladiator"

Salon  

For all practical purposes, Ridley Scott's reputation as one of the most important mainstream directors of his era rests on just two movies, but what movies they are! So the answer to your question about "Gladiator" is that the lights are blazing and the music's playing nice and loud, but as far as I can tell nobody's home. But for …

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