Pedro Pascal's Gladiator 2 character was a disappointment and would have worked better as a darker version of Maximus.

Last year finally saw the sequel hit the big screen, meanwhile, starring Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus - Maximus' long-lost son. "And it turned out to be the most beautiful scene in Gladiator ...

A full quarter century later, Gladiator still holds up as one ... While most of the film's characters are real ancient figures, Maximus was fictional. 2. Ridley Scott was convinced he should ...