And, judging by the first wave ofGladiator 2reviews, the iconic filmmaker has succeeded once again.
In many ways,Gladiator 2bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor.
The two are frighteningly similar in many ways but are separated by a few very crucial differences.
This is unsurprising givenMarcus Acacius trained and served under Maximusbefore the events of this second film.
However, their love for one another very obviously lingered, even if they both could not admit it.
Based on what we know, the same cannot be said about Acacius.
Acacius led his men into Africa and ordered the brutal slaying of innocent women and children.
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
