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Twenty-four years ago, the world witnessed Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius become a hero in the arena in Gladiator. After being sold into slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator, rising the ...

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Douglas Wick won a Best Picture Oscar nomination for his first solo producing effort with 1988’s Working Girl, and then in 2000 he won the Best Picture Oscar for Gladiator. Lucy Fisher worked in ...

If you want to spend your Thanksgiving in the arena, then go ahead and take the family to see Gladiator 2, which opens in theaters this weekend. Directed by Ridley Scott, this sequel to Scott’s ...

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The original Gladiator marked a pinnacle in the career of director Ridley Scott. While Scott didn’t win an Oscar for Best Director, he did take home the prize for Best Picture, while Russell Crowe was ...