Gladiator II is not a remake, but it has so many references to Gladiator and so deliberately recreates such specific images and beats from the 2000 original that it can feel more like a re-do than a sequel. While it doesn't have “Easter eggs” in quite the same sense as a Marvel or Star Wars movie, director Ridley Scott makes sure Gladiator II references Gladiator as much as possible.Arriving 24 years after the original, Scott is back directing, …

Ranker

15 Ways 'Gladiator II' Aggressively References 'Gladiator'

Among all of the preparation Paul Mescal did for his starring role in Gladiator II (out now), the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 swords-and-sandals epic — hitting the gym six days a week and eating unholy amounts of chicken to add 18 pounds of muscle to his frame — some of the most intensive involved his fittings with costume designer David Crossman. In the spring of 2023, between morning workouts and evening performances in a West End adaptation…

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Media Bias/Fact Check

RollingStone

Penske Media Corporation

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California

United States

How ‘Gladiator II’ Brought Maximus Back to Life

It is said that the best films always have a good villain and that is why any production where the evil one is not at the height miserably shipwrecked. Moreover, there are antagonists so charismatic that they become the preferred ones of the audience and even create a story to justify them because they became what they are. Example: a certain Darth Vader, who passed to the dark side of the force after being an exemplary Jedi. One could say that …

Se dice que las mejores películas siempre tienen un buen villano y por eso cualquier producción donde el malvado no está a la altura naufraga miserablemente. Es más, hay antagonistas tan carismáticos que pasan a ser los preferidos de la audiencia y hasta se les crea una historia para justificar porque se convirtieron en lo que son. Ejemplo: un tal Darth Vader, que se pasó al lado oscuro de la fuerza después de ser un Jedi ejemplar.Uno podría dec…

Columna de Rodrigo González / Gladiador II: Buen Circo Romano - La Tercera

La Tercera

Copesa

Chile

Column by Rodrigo González / Gladiator II: Buen Circo Romano - La Tercera

Ridley Scott's first Gladiator movie features a number of plot points that play a significant role in the long-awaited sequel.

Time Magazine

Marc Benioff

How Gladiator II Connects to Gladiator

Power, war, sex... In cinema, the representation of ancient Rome often says a lot about our present, and Ridley Scott's blockbuster is no exception.

Pouvoir, guerre, sexe... Au cinema, la representation de la Rome antique en dit souvent long sur notre present, et le blockbuster signe Ridley Scott ne deroge pas a la regle.

« Gladiator II » : ce que le héros du film raconte de notre époque

Le Point.fr

Groupe Artémis

Paris

Île-de-France

France

“Gladiator II”: what the hero of the film tells about our time

Returning to the height of the Roman Empire, Ridley Scott’s sequel “Gladiator II” is another blockbuster with a cast full of stars, intricate costumes and exciting battles, which makes it disappointing that the movie falls flat in certain aspects.  Made two decades after Scott’s original exploration into the Roman Empire, “Gladiator II” is set 16 years after its predecessor following a familiar face, Paul Mescal’s Lucius, now an adult, as he ent…

The Minnesota Daily

‘Gladiator II’ could have been perfect

We’ve talked many times here at Geek Girl Authority about Hollywood and its legacy sequel problem. Here we are again. You know the old saying … death, taxes … legacy sequels. Anyway, Gladiator hit theaters in the year 2000. The Ridley Scott-directed historical epic dominated that year. Not only did it make a formidable showing at the Academy Awards, but the movie vaulted actor Russell Crowe to bona fide movie star status. Now, almost a quarter o…

Geek Girl Authority

Movie Review: GLADIATOR II

Paul Mescal plays Lucius and Pedro Pascal plays Marcus Acacius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures. Director Ridley Scott returns to the world of ancient Rome with GLADIATOR II. GLADIATOR is an iconic film which made Joaquin Phoenix a star and starred Russell Crowe in this greatest role but this enduringly popular epic didn’t particularly feel like it needed a sequel as it felt pretty complete. Yet here we are. Actually, GLADIATOR II is a co…

We Are Movie Geeks

GLADIATOR II – Review

*½/****starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washingtonscreenplay by David Scarpadirected by Ridley Scott By Angelo Muredda Late in Ridley Scott’s woefully derivative sequel Gladiator II, the titular gladiator two, Lucius (Paul Mescal), comes upon a secret shrine for his thematic and–surprise–genetic predecessor, Maximus (Russell Crowe). Introduced both long after a perfunctory opening animated credit sequence by Gianluigi T…

Film Freak Central

Gladiator II (2024) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: 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 […] Read the origina…

15 Ways 'Gladiator II' Aggressively References 'Gladiator'

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics