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  2. 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 ...

  3. But Gladiator II’s most glaring flight of fancy are that battle’s shark-infested waters. “There were no sharks — ever — in the arena,” says Bartsch. “There were no sharks — ever ...

  4. ‘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 ...

  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. '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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. A historian says the naval battle in 'Gladiator II ... - AOL

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    "Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs at the Colosseum for the crowd's amusement. The scene is rooted in real-life naval battles that began during Julius Caesar's reign in Rome.

  9. 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.