Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II—starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Connie ...

In the days of the Roman Empire, plebeians and patricians alike entertained themselves by watching men fight to the death. Some two millennia later, we’re much more civilized; we entertain ourselves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel hit theaters last month and is ...

Now that Gladiator II is available on 4K and Blu-ray (you can grab your copy here), fans have had an opportunity to dig into the deleted scenes and learn just how great a character Fortuna could have ...

When any legacy sequel releases, there are always going to be comparisons to the original, and Gladiator 2 was no exception to that. The first comparisons came in the form of Rotten Tomatoes scores, ...

Despite winning an Academy Award for his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius, Russell Crowe hated working on "Gladiator" more than many fans realize.

Gladiator is about a general-turned-gladiator named Maximus (Russell Crowe), who was created just for the film. He is likely a fictionalized combination of the historical general Marcus Nonius ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Gladiator" opened in theaters in 2000. It became a box office sensation and won the best picture Oscar. Russell Crowe also won ...

"Gladiator" opened in theaters in 2000. It became a box office sensation and won the best picture Oscar. Russell Crowe also won the best actor Oscar. "Gladiator II," starring Denzel Washington and ...