Lucius becoming Emperor would give Gladiator II a different ending to its predecessor, which is necessary given the similarities between both films. Gladiator II could give Lucius the chance to ...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Lucius Verus, the main hero of Gladiator 2, is based on a real ...

Paul Mescal plays the lead role of Lucius in Gladiator 2, but his character’s origins have been redefined from the original film. Set over two decades after the events of the 2000 original ...

But one character from that first film who plays a key role – in fact the biggest role of all – in the new film is Lucius, the son of Lucilla and nephew of Commodus who was previously played ...