As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.

Gladiator 2 has been hit with criticism of historical inaccuracy, something Ridley Scott has remarked on but also something historical consultant Alexander Mariotti feels passionate about. (Paramount) ...

Is Gladiator 2 historically accurate? It's the question on everyone's lips – not out of genuine academic interest, for the most part, but because it's so easy to anticipate exactly how director Ridley ...

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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 sees the action return to the Colosseum as Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal) takes his place in the brutal arena. However, the director explains to Total Film that returning to the ...

The Ridley Scott sword-and-sandals epic is taking its sequel status seriously. As much as Hollywood characters love to yearn for the halcyon days of the Roman Republic, everyone in “Gladiator” is, in ...

Gladiator was a monumental action movie entrenched in ancient history. While Russell Crowe’s Maximus was created for the film, Emperor Commodus and his daughter Lucilla actually existed, although ...