How Does Gladiator 2 Compare to the Original?

Gladiator 2debuted with a 71% score from critics onRotten Tomatoespaired with an audience rating of 84%.

Gladiator 2is now playing in theaters everywhere.

Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius on a character poster for Gladiator II.

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Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial arena.

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Lucius Verus, the son of Maximus’s beloved Lucilla, returns to Rome after years in the wilderness. Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial arena. As he battles for survival, he encounters Macrinus, a former slave-turned-merchant, and faces the corrupt twin emperors Caracalla and Geta.

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Gladiator II