Director Ridley Scott shared a heated behind-the-scenes moment from the film "Gladiator." Scott said Joaquin Phoenix nearly refused to play his villainous role, Commodus, in the 2000 action film.

Joaquin Phoenix nearly gave up his villainous role of Commodus in the original “Gladiator.” While discussing the cult classic’s upcoming sequel with the New York Times, director Ridley Scott ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb.

Ridley Scott had one directive for production designer Arthur Max on “Gladiator II”: “I want to go big. I want to imply the grandeur of the Roman Empire,” he told the veteran artisan.

I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Fans of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator were worried when the first trailer for its sequel dropped. While I thought it was actually ...

Gladiator II, the much-anticipated sequel to the original 2000 movie, will be in London cinemas in less than a month. More ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott, sees Mescal playing a grown-up Lucius Verus II, a nephew to emperor Commodus from the original film, played by Joaquin Phoenix.

It’s been 25 years since Sir Ridley Scott directed Russell Crowe in Gladiator, the Roman epic now considered one of the greatest films ever made. The blockbuster won Best Picture and Best Actor ...

On Friday (18 October), Gladiator 2 premiered in Los Angeles at a screening introduced by its lead star, Paul Mescal. The film, which co-stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn ...

Gladiator II, the long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2000 blockbuster, will soon be released in cinemas. The original film starred Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a ...