Ridley Scott has revealed why the emperors in his films all tend to be a bit unstable – turns out it’s all the lead in their water pipes. “People forget that all the wealthy, high-end senatorial Roman ...

The following contains spoilers for Gladiator 2, now playing in theatersGladiator 2's line of Emperors ends up being a major ...

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In the original Gladiator film by Sir Ridley Scott, which was released in 2000, Joaquin Phoenix delivered quite the monumental performance as the Emperor Commodus but now, the anticipated sequel sees ...

Yes, many of the characters in ‘Gladiator’ and its new sequel are based on actual figures from ancient Rome Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring ...

Ridley Scott has revealed why the emperors in his films all tend to be a bit unstable – turns out it’s all the lead in their water pipes. Scott’s recent directorial venture Gladiator 2 stars Joseph ...

Yes, many of the characters in ‘Gladiator’ and its new sequel are based on actual figures from ancient Rome Aidan Monaghan/Paramount Pictures Gladiator II might seem too wild to be believed — ...

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