Mescal said he tried to hype himself up to meet the two-time Oscar winner. "I was stood at the bottom of the steps, and I ...

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How ‘Gladiator 2’ Sneakily Turns Denzel Washington Into an Oscar-Worthy Villain With Clip-On Earrings, 15 Silk Tunics and More ...

GLADIATOR II works best as an acting showcase for Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, & Joseph Quinn. It's largely uneven & lacks the emotional punch of the first film.

Elsewhere, Washington’s Macrinus has his own designs on power in Rome. Therein lies the Achilles’ heel of “Gladiator II” — there is simply too much plot to truly care about these characters.

Ridley Scott, the director of "Gladiator II," said during an interview that Denzel Washington's character in the movie, Marcinus, was similar to President-elect Trump. "[Macrinus] was a prisoner ...

Gladiator II Review: Denzel Washington’s Performance Is The Ultimate Champion In Honorable Yet Disheveled Sequel Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel always had big sandals to fill.

Where most of Gladiator II lacks sexuality, Washington comes off like a mischievous, horny flirt, with eyes on every babe and hunk in his orbit. (The character is openly bisexual.) ...

But the ancient world has been a visual shorthand for the idea of empire since Europe's neoclassical movement in the 18th ...