by Tim Gordon
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return Rome’s glory to its people.
More than two decades after Gladiator’s events, Lucius—Lucilla and Maximus’s son — lives with his wife in Numidia. Roman soldiers led by General Marcus Acacius invade the city in Numidia, where Lucius (known as Hanno) lives. During the battle, his wife Arishat is killed, and Lucius is taken into slavery. He is bought by Macrinus to become one of his gladiators. A former slave himself, Macrinus plots to overthrow the young emperors Caracalla and Geta.
Gladiator II is an epic historical action film directed and co-produced by Ridley Scott. It is a sequel to Gladiator and was written by David Scarpa from a story he wrote with Peter Craig. The film stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington.
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