The image of a gladiator standing tall on top of a charging rhino flying through the Roman Colosseum became one of the shining moments of the “Gladiator II” trailer — but the idea actually took more ...

Filmmaker Ridley Scott reinvented the Hollywood sword and sandals epic 24 years ago with his Oscar-winning best picture, "Gladiator." This week he heads back to the Roman colosseum with "Gladiator II.

Two decades after Maximus fought and died in ancient Rome's Colosseum in the first film, his son Lucius, played by Paul Mescal, finds himself in much the same situation in Gladiator II. Filmmaker ...