Marcus believes the empire has become corrupt and wishes to restore power to the Senate, choosing Maximus as his protector during the transition period rather than his own son, Commodus (Joaquin ...

Ridley Scott and Joseph Quinn explain how Gladiator 2's evil Roman emperors compare to Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus. Serving as ...

Ridley Scott’s original film featured two Roman emperors, one good (Marcus Aurelius) and one very bad (Commodus); likewise, Gladiator II also features a pair of real-life emperors, only this ...

The movie depicted Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) murdered by his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), which is not what happened in real life. Aurelius died from an illness – likely ...

The story starred Russell Crowe as Maximus, a slave gladiator who takes on Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus as an act of revenger for the emperor killing his whole family. The film won 5 Oscars at the ...