1 GLADIATOR (2000)

A victorious general Maximus Decimus Meridias has been named keeper of Rome and its empire by dying emperor Marcus Aurelius, so that rule might pass from the Caesars back to the people and Senate. Marcus' neglected and power-hungry son, Commodus, has other ideas, however.

Escaping an ordered execution, Maximus hurries back to his home in Spain, too late to save his wife and son from the same order. Taken into slavery and trained as a gladiator by Proximo, Maximus lives only that he might someday take his revenge and fulfill the dying wish of his emperor.

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2 GLADIATOR II (2024)

Paul Mescal leads Gladiator II as Lucius Verus, a character originated by Spencer Treat Clark in Gladiator. Predominantly known for starring in independent features, Gladiator 2 is the biggest film of Mescal’s young career.

Denzel Washington will star alongside Mescal as a former gladiator who earned his freedom and became a wealthy arms and commodities dealer. However, Washington’s character still holds a grudge against the emperors.

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