Even as legacy sequels go, Gladiator 2 is coming a long time after the original movie. The new 2024 blockbuster, which comes out on Friday, November 15 in the UK and Friday, November 22 in the US, arrives a full 24 years after the original, and so you'd be forgiven for being a bit hazy on the plot points it continues.

After almost 25 years, Ridley Scott returns to the world of swords, sandals and bloody arena deaths. For a long time, Gladiator from 2000 was considered the most incredible modern tale about the ancient world (despite many historical inaccuracies).

Gladiator 2 is out now (in UK theaters, that is – US audiences have a little longer to wait), bringing us the long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's Roman epic after almost 25 years. This time, Paul Mescal's Lucius is stepping into the arena,