What Happens in Between ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Gladiator II’?
Although narratively the two films are quite similar,there is a radical difference betweenGladiatorandGladiator IIin terms of tone.
Gladiator IIis in theaters now.
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Captured by Roman forces led by General Marcus Acacius, he is thrust into the gladiatorial arena.
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.
