Ridley Scott follows up his modern epic masterpiece with a similarly gigantic, gripping, and impeccably made story of a broken man taking on the Roman Empire.
Decades after Maximus restored order to Ancient Rome, his son Lucius lives peacefully away from it in North Africa with his family – only for history to repeat itself when its new rulers invade, kill his family, and enslave him. Forced to fight for a vengeful, power-hungry ex-slave, Lucius must use all the strength he has to survive, and look to the past to find peace again. Following many false starts – with a Nick Cave-penned script where Maximus fights Jesus sadly abandoned – Scott continues the series with as sure a hand as ever, keeping sight of its simple, emotionally moving story amidst more spectacular fights, performances, and historical detail.
