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Film and TV have a slippery relationship with the truth when it comes to historical epics. So spare a thought for the historical experts whose advice often goes unheeded

Ridley Scott’s sequel is certainly long awaited, but does it match up to the original, who will get an Oscar nod, what’s in a kiss and were you not entertained?

Opinion: Denzel Washington is Gladiator 2's scene stealer – and he deserves recognition this awards season

STATE OF THE ARTS: Critics have generally been kind to the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning 2000 blockbuster. But these critics are wrong, insists Patrick Smith. It’s a rushed, poorly acted quasi-remake from which only Denzel Washington and a well-dressed monkey emerge unscathed. What was Ridley Scott thinking?

Fans are confused over surprising cuts to May Calamawy's role in Gladiator II, with many wondering if it has to do with her being Palestinian.

Aidan Monaghan shot the official photographs for Ridley Scott's Gladiator II which now adorn billboards, magazine pages and posters

‘I may have used the word ‘retire’... but I look at life in three sections – you learn, you earn and you return,’ said the Gladiator 2 star

The two met during the Royal Film Performance of the film at London’s Leicester Square

After approval from King Charles, what do the film critics have to say about Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel?

Get the popcorn out! Two big blockbusters hit cinemas this week: the warm and cuddly Paddington III and the big and muscly Gladiator II. Much like the Barbenheimer face-off of summer 2023, behold now the winter of Gladdington 2024.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Gladiator II.