Tag: Gladiator
REVIEW: Gladiator II (2024)
Gladiator II falls in the middle of the unnecessary sequel spectrum. It’s nowhere near as good as Gladiator, if that even needs to be said, and it doesn’t add anything to an already complete and satisfying narrative. But it’s not a complete waste of time, either; it has some decent battle sce...
Read MoreGladiator II Trailer Dazzles But Seems Like a Retread
Another legacy sequel is here to remind you of better times at the cinema. Today saw the release of a new Gladiator II trailer, the next film from Ridley Scott and a follow-up to his Best Picture winner from 2000. This time, Lucius, Lucilla’s son from the first film, is the lead, and he has… pr...
Read MoreLucasfilm Sued for Using Peter Cushing’s Likeness in Rogue One
Lucasfilm messed with the Empire, and now, they’re in some legal hot water. According to The Times, the production company behind Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Willow is being sued by Kevin Francis, a longtime friend of Peter Cushing, the British actor who played Empire bigwig Gran Moff Tarkin in...
Read MoreGladiator II Trailer Looks Familiar
Grab your sword and sandals because Ridley Scott is taking you back to Rome. Today, Paramount released a trailer for Gladiator II, the long-gestating sequel to the 2000 semi-historical epic that won Best Picture and Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Set over twenty years after the original, Gladiato...
Read MoreGladiator 2 Budget is Insane
Get set for the next high-profile Hollywood cash-burner… well, probably not the very next one, but one of many upcoming drains. Ridley Scott wrapped filming on the sequel to his 2000 hit Gladiator on January 17, 2024, and initial reports had the budget at $165 million. But according to The Hollyw...
Read MoreRidley Scott Announces Gladiator 2 Is On the Way. WHY?
Don Khan Swaylo | Sep 29, 2021 | 0
Quite possibly the most unnecessary sequel of all time is coming. Ridley Scott announced that after Kitbag, a movie documenting the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Emperor of France, he will be moving forward with a sequel to the 2000 Academy Award-winning...
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