Hanno is defined by the film’s most formidable character, Macrinus, played by the Mephistophelean Denzel Washington, as a ...

Gladiator II is directed by Ridley Scott, who also directed the first film. The original Gladiator is available to stream now ...

And after the defeat of the doomed Numidians, we arrive at triumphant ... the statement is not that of the film’s producers but of late-empire Rome, in whose hubristic imagination the 480 ...

But, historically, by AD200 Numidia had been a thoroughly integrated part of the Roman empire for over 250 years. First as part of the province of Africa Nova, and later as a province in its own ...

With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake ... push the button and make the 500 sets of Roman, 500 sets of Numidian, and all that kind of thing. We were all in a slight panic ...

From long-awaited sequels like “Gladiator II” to gritty historical dramas like “ Blitz ,” Variety’s FYC Fest: The Shortlist ...

Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and ...

Sixteen years have passed since our man Maximus died in the gladiator arena, thus rendering his concerted efforts to make Rome a free and just empire were ... country of Numidia and lay waste ...

“Gladiator II” crafted nuanced visual effects to imbue the tone and feel of the ancient Roman Empire into the sequel. The production team understood director Ridley Scott’s vision for ...