Gladiator II
Appearance
Gladiator II is a 2024 film and a sequel to Gladiator about former Roman general Lucius who is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people when his home is conquered by the tyrannical Roman emperors.
- Directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Scarpa, Peter Craig and David Franzoni.
A Ridley Scott film.
Lucius "Hanno" Verus
[edit]- I remember that day. I never forgot it. The day that a slave could take an emperor.
- Strength and honor.
- Where we are, death is not. Where death is, we are not.
- What does my past matter, when my future is only to die as a gladiator?
- This is about survival! Survive!
- [Referring to killer rhinos] All together, and when it charges, break for the wall.
- I was owned. Now I will control an Empire.
- I will not waste another generation of young men for their vanity.
- [To fellow gladiators] Strength and honor! [They all raise their swords to him and repeat in unison]
- Is this how Rome treats its heroes?!
- A man does not become emperor by bloodline alone. It must be taken by force and kept by force! Are you such a man as this?
Emperor Geta
[edit]- The gods have SPOKEN!
Macrinus
[edit]- You will be my instrument!
- Do you hear that crowd? The greatest temple ever built. The Colosseum. Because this is what they believe in. Power.
- That rage is your gift.
- Rome will fall. I only need to give it a push.
Lucilla
[edit]- [Holding out a jewellery ring to Lucius] This ring belonged to Maximus. I now give it to you. What is the dream of Rome, if its people are not free?
Dialogue
[edit]- Macrinus: Where were you born?
- Lucius "Hanno" Verus: I don't know. I never knew a mother nor a father.
- Macrinus: You will be my instrument.
- Lucius "Hanno" Verus: Who are you?
- Macrinus: Whose head could I give you to satisfy this fury?
- Lucius "Hanno" Verus: The entire Roman army.
- Macrinus: Too much.
- Lucius "Hanno" Verus: The general will do.
- Ravi: The odds are against you.
- Lucius "Hanno" Verus: The odds are always against me.
Cast
[edit]- Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
- Paul Mescal as Lucius
- Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius
- Denzel Washington as Macrinus
- Joseph Quinn as Emperor Geta
- Derek Jacobi as Gracchus
- Fred Hechinger as Emperor Caracalla
- Rory McCann as Tegula
- Matt Lucas as Master of Ceremonies
- Peter Mensah as Jubartha
- Yuval Gonen as Arishat
- Tim McInnerny as Thraex
External links
[edit]- Encyclopedic article on Gladiator II on Wikipedia
- Official website
- Gladiator II quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Gladiator II at Rotten Tomatoes