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  2. ‘Gladiator II’ Fact or Fiction: Did the Colosseum Actually ...

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    Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is full of memorable action scenes, from a bloody showdown featuring CGI baboons to Paul Mescal outsmarting a charging rhino in the Roman Colosseum. But one ...

  3. Fact-checking 'Gladiator II': Were there really sharks ... - AOL

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    Here's how "Gladiator 2" massages history in the name of cinematic drama: A break in the blood and gore: Pedro Pascal (left) jokes with "Gladiator II" director Ridley Scott and co-star Paul Mescal ...

  4. Is Denzel Washington's “Gladiator II” Villain Based on a Real ...

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    Gladiator II might seem too wild to be believed — Colosseum rhinos and baboons and sharks, oh my! — but it’s based on real-life Roman history and people. Just as Joaquin Phoenix played ...

  5. Gladiator II - Wikipedia

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    The real-life Macrinus was a praetorian prefect of Berber descent from North Africa (not sub-Saharan African descent) who became Roman emperor in 217 AD after conspiring against Caracalla and having him murdered. [131] [132] He was not a slave to Marcus Aurelius and never trained gladiators. [133]

  6. How ‘Gladiator 2’ Sneakily Turns Denzel Washington Into an ...

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    As Mescal’s Lucius hopes for and fights for a better Rome, Macrinus has other plans: a bloodthirsty quest for revenge. Twin emperors, played by Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger, stand in his way.

  7. 'Gladiator II' exaggerates, but historians say the real-life ...

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    The real-life counterparts to “Gladiator II’s” emperors were a slightly different story. “I don’t think we have direct evidence of Caracalla participating in the games, but there’s a ...

  8. Gladiator 2: The incredible true history of Colosseum water ...

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    When Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 arrives in cinemas this week, some viewers may assume that the spectacular scenes of the Colosseum in Rome being flooded in order to host naval battles are merely ...

  9. How ‘Gladiator 2’ Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Captured ...

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    Box Office: 'Wicked' Makes Huge $19.2 Million in Previews, 'Gladiator II' Has $6.5 Million Paul Mescal Lands First Producer Credit on Gay Romance 'History of Sound' Co-Starring Josh O'Connor