‘Gladiator II’ Producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher to Receive Advanced Imaging Society Award

‘Gladiator II’ Producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher to Receive Advanced Imaging Society Award

“Gladiator II” producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher will be presented with the Advanced Imaging Society’s Harold Lloyd Award, Feb. 7 during the AIS Lumiere Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Their credits also include Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic “Gladiator,” which won five Academy Awards including best picture. Scott’s recently-released sequel stars Paul Mescal, […]

‘Gladiator II’ Available To Purchase In Home On Christmas Eve

EXCLUSIVE: After a 33-day theatrical window, filmmaker Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is hitting digital on Dec. 24. The movie has amassed well north of $401M at the global box office. This weekend in the states alone during its fifth frame, the Paul Mescal-Denzel Washington-Pedro Pascal gladiator movie is expected to make $4.2M at 2,397 theaters for a running total of $153.6M. Those who purchase the film on digital or 4K Ultra HD will have acce…

What 'Gladiator II' Captures About American Politics

After grossing almost $400 million, Gladiator II will become available to streaming audiences on Christmas Eve. This sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic substitutes the brother emperors Caracalla and Geta for the original’s Commodus, modeling them not only on him, but on a host of Rome’s other reputedly bloodthirsty despots like Caligula, Nero, and Domitian. These emperors’ grandiosity and disregard for social norms may resonate with audiences in…