The premise hinged on mythological deities resurrecting Maximus from the afterlife to protect their own omnipotence.
Gladiatoris available to watch on Paramount+.
Gladiatorand the final version ofGladiator 2take significant liberties with real history.
Cave’s script also undermines Maximus' original arcand the emotional impact ofGladiator’s perfect ending.
Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), the mother of Maximus' son, is inGladiator 2.
Cave’sGladiator 2story is wildly entertaining, but it contained too many issues to have ever worked.
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.
