"I left the first meeting with Ridley thinking, How the hell are we going to pull this off?" says special effects supervisor Neil Corbould ...

While the battle is ongoing ... Wicked brought in £13.7m in the opening weekend, the best opening weekend of 2024, while Gladiator II took in £8.8m. Winner: Wicked Both films have been highly ...

“They were discussing doing a sea battle in the Sahara ... And yes, that’s exactly what the opening stretch of “Gladiator II” is: a siege by the Roman army in the North African province ...

The Battle, by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard, featured in the original Gladiator movie to accompany the first fight scene. The band played a medley of hits from films and musicals (Aaron Chown/PA ...

With his history as a general, Maximus excels as a gladiator and wins every battle. As he becomes more notable for his combat skills, an opportunity arises for him to fight at the Colosseum in Rome.

"Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs at the Colosseum ... Water spectacles in Rome go back to the first century BC. Areas, including the Colosseum, were flooded with water for ...