A sequel that was intended for Disney+, a musical adaptation that didn’t advertise the fact it was a musical, and the follow-up to a twenty-five year old historical epic have propelled the Thanksgiving U.S. box-office to an all-time high of $422 million for the 5-day holiday. Per Deadline’s weekend estimates, Moana 2 sailed off with […]
Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)
Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]
The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century
Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks as if the sword-and-sandals epic is making yet another comeback. The last time the genre made a splash, for better or worse, was […]
Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)
Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Lee Charles, Alfie Tempest, Riana Duce, Chi Lewis-Parry, Hadrian Howard, Rory McCann, Alec Utgoff, Yuval Gonen, Amira Ghazalla, Chris Hallaways, Tom […]
Ridley Scott on directors like Quentin Tarantino retiring: “Shut up and go make another movie”
Ridley Scott is a filmmaker you know will offer memorable quotes and in his latest interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote Gladiator II, Scott dove into a conversation about his peers, commenting on everyone from Clint Eastwood to Quentin Tarantino. As Scott ages (currently 86), the conversation of slowing down or flat-out retiring always […]
Go behind-the-scenes of battle with Gladiator II featurette
Paramount Pictures is taking us behind-the-scenes of Ridley Scott’s forthcoming swords-and-sandals sequel Gladiator II by dropping a featurette focusing on the making of the historical epic. 24-years in the making, Gladiator II is the highly-anticipated sequel to 2000’s Oscar-snaffling original and stars Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal alongside Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred […]
New trailer for Gladiator II sends Maximus’ son into the Colosseum
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Gladiator II, the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Oscar-winning epic which follows the journey of Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, as he is forced into slavery and sets out to fight as a gladiator to seek vengeance against those that invaded his […]
Gladiator II character posters showcase the cast of Ridley Scott’s sequel
Hot on the heels of the first trailer for Gladiator II, a batch of character posters have arrived online for Ridley Scott’s hotly-anticipated sequel featuring Lucius (Paul Mescal), General Acacius (Pedro Pascal), Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn), Emperor Caracalla (Fred Hechinger), Macrinus (Denzel Washington), and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen); take a look here… Several decades after the […]
Gladiator II trailer delivers everything you’d expect from a Ridley Scott epic
Paramount Pictures is gearing up to take us back to the days of coliseums and brutality with the new Gladiator II trailer. Director Ridley Scott seemingly hasn’t missed a beat when it comes to this universe, as the first look of this new epic film showcases some epic battles and heartwrenching drama. The new trailer […]
Epic images and first poster for Gladiator II drop ahead of Tuesday’s trailer
Ahead of tomorrow’s trailer Paramount Pictures has shared the official poster and 13 new images from Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2000 film, which stars Paul Mescal as our new warrior Lucius, alongside Pedro Pascal as General Acacius, Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, Fred Hechinger as Emperor Caracalla, […]
