When it was announced that a sequel to Ridley Scott's 2000 epic "Gladiator" was actually going to be a thing, there was only one thing on my mind: What was it going to be about? I mean, Maximus (Russell Crowe) died at the end of the original, so what would a continuation even look like? As it turns out, it will center around the character of Lucius (Paul Mescal), now a grown man who remembers being saved by Maximus all those years ago.
Hm. While it's always cool to see Scott back in the...