Original Gladiator star Russell Crowe is not a fan of Gladiator 2, calling it "a really unfortunate example of even the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made the first one special"

Russell Crowe is beloved for his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius in 2000's Oscar-winning epic Gladiator. But the man himself apparently has no love for 2024's Gladiator II which introduced Paul Mescal as Maximus' illegitimate son with Connie Nielsen's Lucilla, AKA the true heir to the throne of Ceasar, telling Australian outlet Triple J that it's an "unfortunate example" of when sequels get it wrong."I think the recent sequel that, you know, we don't have to name out loud, is a really unfortuna