Gladiator (movie)
2000 film by Ridley Scott
(Redirected from Gladiator (film))
Gladiator is a 2000 Anglo-American historical action movie directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and Oliver Reed. It won five Academy Awards. A sequel, Gladiator 2, is expected to be released on November 22, 2024.[1]
Plot
changeCommodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power after he murders his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), the great stoical philosopher, and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of Marcus Aurelius. Maximus then becomes a slave and has to fight to the death in the gladiator arenas, while he plans his revenge on Commodus for murdering his wife and son.
References
change- ↑ "'Gladiator' Sequel Lands 2024 Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
