Draped in flowy silk capes and adorned with rattling, chunky gold, and silver rings, Denzel Washington embodies the flashiest villain and the colosseum’s bullpen organizer, Macrinus. In Gladiator 2, ...

One of the most intriguing characters in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the sequel to Gladiator (2000) out Nov. 22, is Macrinus, a Black businessman raising an army of gladiators, played by Denzel ...

The end of the film features a duel as the film’s two factions come to a head. The end may be surprising to some, and it leaves us with a lot of hints about the original film as well. Here’s what ...

Denzel Washington delivers a standout performance as Macrinus in Gladiator 2 and is responsible for many of the best moments in the sequel. Since it was first announced that Washington had joined ...

Macrinus is one of the most intimidating characters in the entire movie, a character played by a Denzel Washington who intimidates with a smile that hides much more than it seems at first glance. But ...

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II! 2024’s film lineup has been heavily loaded with big-budget sequels, some of them much more satisfying than others. For every Dune: Part Two or ...

The Gladiator II sequel takes great pains to set up a story of a young fighter that sees loss of a similar ilk to Maximus in the first movie. In the new movie, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is fighting for a ...

A qualified thumbs up for "Gladiator II," now in theaters. A qualified thumbs up for "Gladiator II," now in theaters, where it's hell-bent on duplicating the blockbuster success of the 2000 ...

In an exclusive conversation with ESSENCE, the Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington opens up about his compelling role in Gladiator II, which is set to hit theaters on November 22. The sequel ...

Gladiator II is the sequel nobody saw coming. The original finished with Maximus and Commodus dead and we felt confident that the story could not be continued. So what does the sequel have to offer?