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Gladiator II

“Gladiator II is a funny title for a movie — any movie, not just a Gladiator sequel. A few years back, we might have reckoned with a title like Gladiator: Rise of Lucius or Sand and Blood: A Gladiator Saga, but no, now it’s just Gladiator II. You remember Gladiator? This is the second one. The Roman numerals are because these guys are Roman. Don’t overthink it.” — Fran Hoepfner, “Gladiator II Is Kind of a Comedy”

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  1. box office report card
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    Wicked vs. Gladiator II: Who won Glicked Weekend?Are you not entertained? Or are you holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity”?
    By Bethy Squires
  2. oscar futures
    Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?Denzel Washington will take his third statue now.
    By Nate Jones
  3. review roundup
    Are Critics Entertained By Gladiator II?Everyone is comparing Ridley Scott’s sequel to his Oscar-winning original.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. that’s politics
    Gladiator II Is Kind of a ComedyWhat, like the fall of Rome isn’t a little silly?
    By Fran Hoepfner
  5. swords and sandals
    Which Gladiator Movie Gets the Most Thumbs Up?We rank the XIII best gladiator movies by how good, and how gladiator-y, they are.
    By James Grebey
  6. performance review
    Denzel Washington Should Always Have a Little ShawlOnly one element of Gladiator II is serving the pomposity and archness the movie needs: Denzel Washington and his many, many lavish fits.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  7. thumb down
    Gladiator II Should’ve Let Paul Mescal KissThe “dream of Rome,” yeah, whatever. The dream of Lucius and Ravi, though!
    By Roxana Hadadi
  8. endings
    It’s Thumbs-down for the Forgettable Ending of Gladiator IIThe final fight is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff. It just kind of … happens, and then the movie ends.
    By A.A. Dowd
  9. fact check
    Ask a Roman-History Professor: Were There Ever Sharks in the Colosseum?Gladiator II director Ridley Scott famously does not care about historical accuracy in his films but we had to ask.
    By Louis Peitzman
  10. vulture lists
    Every Ridley Scott Movie, RankedSizing up the director’s decades-long career.
    By Scott Tobias
  11. oscar futures
    How Every Oscar Movie Can Be the Anti-Trump MovieLike it or not, we’re in for yet another awards season operating in the shadow of Donald Trump. Which campaigns can take advantage of the vibe shift?
    By Nate Jones
  12. hi gay
    Denzel Washington Says His Gay Kiss Was Cut From Gladiator II“I think they got chicken.”
    By Bethy Squires
  13. oscar futures
    Are Netflix Normies Ready for Emilia Pérez?An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers. Most of them will be entirely unprepared.
    By Nate Jones
  14. movie review
    I Hate to Say This, But Men Deserve Better Than Gladiator IIRidley Scott’s sequel might make you wonder if we’ve lost the ability to treat brawny historical epics earnestly.
    By Alison Willmore
  15. oscar futures
    Post-Screening Movie Hype Tweets, DecodedUsing this week’s Gladiator II reactions as a guide, here’s a dictionary for common phrases.
    By Nate Jones
  16. runaway bride
    Paul Mescal Should Not Let Himself Be Interviewed in a ParkHe has a reputation to dismantle (that he runs away during dates).
    By Jason P. Frank
  17. fall preview 2024
    21 Movies We Can’t Wait to See This FallIncluding the most-talked-about titles from Cannes and a divisive epic from a New Hollywood legend.
    By A.A. Dowd
  18. trailer mix
    Denzel Washington Gives Us a Giggle in Gladiator IIFor a trailer full of visual spectacle, two words from Denzel Washington steal the show.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. coming soon
    Paul Mescal Is ‘Big and Strong’ in Gladiator IIMovie-theater employees keep saying it’s “not November yet,” but we’re simply too seated.
    By Zoe Guy
  20. boundaries
    Please Stop Asking Russell Crowe About Gladiator 2Leave the man alone!
    By Charu Sinha
  21. sick gains
    Yawn! Paul Mescal Is Bored With How Swole He’s GettingAny sick gains Mescal makes must be in service to the story.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. gladia2r
    Pedro Pascal’s Knee to Star in Gladiator 2The Ridley Scott-directed sequel will release on November 22, 2024.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  23. sequels
    Ridley Scott Is Ready to Entertain You With Gladiator 2The new story would follow an all-grown-up Lucius.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. travesties
    Studio Rejects Nick Cave’s Awesome-Sounding Gladiator 2 ScreenplayIt’s true, we guess!
    By Lane Brown
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