After 24 years, “Gladiator II” is finally here. Ridley Scott’s sequel to his Best Picture-winning historical epic opens Nov.

There’s betrayal, scandal, power plays aplenty and oodles of revenge, with Paul Mescal as the enslaved guy who finds new ...

Paul Mescal steps into the lead role as Lucius in the long-awaited blockbuster sequel. Washington as Macrinus, a wealthy arms ...

Gladiator II is both bad history and bad historical fiction, Ridley Scott's maximalism never replicating the charisma of ...