Yes, many of the characters in ‘Gladiator’ and its new sequel are based on actual figures from ancient Rome Gladiator II might seem too wild to be believed — Colosseum rhinos and baboons and sharks, oh my!

It's a Tuesday night and I'm sitting in a dark theater, quietly waiting for Denzel Washington to make his grand appearance in Gladiator II. In full transparency, he's the main reason I wanted to see the movie.

In Gladiator II, Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, a deliciously evil arms dealer who acquires Paul Mescal’s Lucius for his stable of gladiators. Though the film is set in 200 A.D. Rome, Washington speaks like Denzel Washington,

Wicked' is opening to $117M at the weekend box office, the best ever for a Broadway feature adaptation while 'Gladiator 2' is seeing $60M.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s "Wicked" is dominating Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington’s “Gladiator II” this weekend at the domestic box office.

Ridley Scott already has a plan for Gladiator III, and he has not been shy when it comes to dropping hints about it. The visionary director has been promoting his new action-epic sequel, which is set to deliver a $60 million opening weekend at the box office.

Director Ridley Scott breathed new life into the swords-and-sandals genre with an exhilarating Gladiator sequel. Gladiator II picks up on the events of the first movie and ends wi