Nobody goes to see a Ridley Scott film expecting historical accuracy. When his most recent epic, Napoleon, opened at the end of 2023, it was criticised for everything from the 49-year old Joaquin ...

Gladiator II centers around Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal), son of Lucilla and former heir to the Roman Empire, given that his father (also named Lucius Verus) was once a co-emperor of Rome. Lucius hasn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington plays Macrinus, a former slave-turned-power player in the once again dangerous Roman Empire. Gladiator II is set 16 ...

Paul Mescal is taking on all of Rome in Gladiator II. The upcoming sequel to the 2000 film features the Aftersun star as Lucius Verus, the nephew of Commodus, the patricidal traitor-turned-emperor ...