Gladiator dropped in 2000 — that’s over two decades ago. Ridley Scott directed the film, and Russell Crowe went full beast ...

Emperor Commodus, looking down from the audience at upper right, holds a bow, having just fired an arrow at the big cat. The arrow can be seen in mid-air. It will strike the leopard in the back, ...

The original film follows Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general betrayed by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of the emperor, who kills Meridius' wife and child.

'Gladiator II' is a direct sequel to 2000's 'Gladiator,' so let's review all the main beats of Russel Corwe's journey in the Colisseum.

Discover the chilling truth behind Gladiator's most brutal scene and how it shaped Ridley Scott's Roman epic.

The sequel — which hits theaters on Friday, November 22 — focuses on Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix in the original ...

With "Gladiator 2" landing in theaters, it might be good to brush up on what happened in the 2000 original starring Russell Crowe.

Bent on vengeance against Commodus for murdering his family and the emperor Marcus Aurelius (Commodus' father), he aims to earn his freedom and the trust of the spectating public.