GLADIATOR II

A sequel 24 years in the making, the story of Gladiator continues in the follow-up to the cult classic period action movie from 2000 that rewrites the history of the Roman empire with blood.

GLADIATOR II

GLADIATOR II, the sequel to Ridley Scott's 2000 masterpiece continues the tale of power, intrigue, and vengeance in Ancient Rome. Set after the end of the first Gladiator movie, Paul Mescal plays the role of the gladiator Lucius who witnessed the death of Maximus from the previous story and is now forced to fight in the arena after his home was taken over by the tyrants who now control the Roman Empire with an iron fist. Fighting through his past, Lucius is throwing all means for the future of Rome and in due course, continuing the fight left by Maximus.

The movie also stars The Last of Us's Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington.

Like the original Gladiator movie 24 years ago, this sequel is unforgivingly relatable even by Ancient Rome standards. The authoritarian rule as demonstrated by the antagonists from the film forced men into a do-or-die battle royale is what sums it up and as expected, this is about survival. Still, the hard-hitting battle scenes retain the Gladiator signature even in the eyes of the new protagonist who vows to continue the fight for Rome.

The harsh Ancient Roman political hardline, a relentless fight to the death, and the gripping storytelling that picks up where the previous story left off, this is what GLADIATOR II sums up. Welcome back to the stage of history.