REVIEWS
GLADIATOR II
Scott offers up a new swords and sandals spectacle for the mob
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Certificate:
15
Creator:
Ridley Scott
Cast:
Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal
Released:
Out now
Avoiding major spoilers for this film as best we can, we begin 16 years after the events of Gladiator (2000) and follow Hanno (Mescal), a young commander of Numidia who sees his wife killed in battle against the Romans.