Lucius seeks revenge against Acacius and fights as a gladiator for Macrinus (Denzel Washington), a former slave who plots to overthrow the emperors Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) and Geta (Joseph Quinn).

“This is politicsss,” purrs Macrinus, the prime merchant of gladiators, into the ears of an obliging senator. This is also ...

Pedro Pascal stars as General Acasius, while Denzel Washington takes on the role of Macrinus. In this sequel, Paul Mescal ...

A former gladiator himself, he plays a small but significant part in the narrative. But that’s not even our main grouse. Gladiator II is basically the same film as the first one. The main events of ...