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From Moo Deng to Me Espresso: it’s the 2024 bumper pop culture quiz of the year

Do you know your hot rodent boyfriends, which celebrity is selling feet pics on OnlyFans and who fell off a stage this year? Then this is the quiz for you

The Guardian - AU

Hans Zimmer ‘bursting with pride’ to see British protege compose Gladiator II

The composer said he was ‘rather surprised’ but ‘very happy’ to see the music shortlisted for best original score at the Oscars.

Evening Standard

Christopher Nolan says Gladiator II is one of his favorite films of 2024: "Why are there sharks in the Colosseum? Because we demand them"

"It's testament to Scott’s brilliance"

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Christopher Nolan names ‘masterful’ epic as his favourite film of 2024

Nolan praises Ridley Scott for allowing ‘Gladiator 2 to speak for itself, once again showing us who we are simply by inviting us to enjoy the crazy inflationary ride’

The Independent UK

When is ‘Gladiator II’ coming to streaming? Here's everything we know

Here's when "Gladiator II" is available to buy or rent digitally, or stream on Paramount Plus.

Tom’s Guide

Beatles biopic casting rumors breakdown

Sam Mendes' four-part biopic is set to drop in 2027, and some of Hollywood's buzziest stars could play the Fab Four

Salon

Ridley Scott appears to leak Paul Mescal’s casting in new Beatles film

Sam Mendes has remained tight-lipped on the casting for his forthcoming four-piece Beatles biopic

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“Paul is actually stacked up, doing The Beatles next”: It’s (very nearly) official: Paul Mescal looks set to play Paul McCartney in new Sam Mendes biopic

Top directors and Ringo Starr just can’t keep schtum about who's in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics

MusicRadar

Paul Mescal to star in Beatles film, Ridley Scott appears to confirm

Longstanding rumour on casting as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’s big four-part project seems settled after comments by Gladiator II director

The Guardian - UK

Golden Globes snubs and surprises: Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal and Blitz miss out

Many hit projects and stars were overlooked in the shortlist, and others were unexpectedly recognised.

Evening Standard

Real history trumps Gladiator II fiction

Real-life rebellions aren't overnight awakenings, and the actual Caracalla wasn't a sickly fop with a monkey

Salon

Christmas gift guide: what to buy for drinks lovers this season

Drinks consultant Douglas Blyde’s picks his favourite Christmas gifts for booze hounds

Evening Standard

Long time Ridley Scott collaborator slams the Gladiator 2 director for being "lazy" and "impatient" with his filmmaking: "Having lots of cameras I don’t think has made the films any better"

Cinematographer John Mathieson has some critiques of Ridley Scott's recent filmmaking habits

Total Film

Katherine Waterston Also Wants to See Ridley Scott Finish His Alien Saga

The 'Alien: Covenant' stars also reveals whether she'd like to return to the Alien franchise, and what she thinks of the movie's bleak ending.

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The Independent UK

Lorraine Bracco: ‘I got the Sopranos script... I was very, very upset’

INTERVIEW: The actor best known for playing Dr Melfi on ‘The Sopranos’ speaks to Louis Chilton about being a woman in a male-dominated Scorsese film, working with a teenage Leonardo DiCaprio, and her role in the new ‘Stranger Things’-esque movie ‘Monster Summer’

The National (Scotland)

The Scottish link to Gladiator film’s villainous emperor revealed

IN an alternative version of Gladiator II, director Ridley Scott might have ventured to Caledonia ...

Salon

The gladiatrix missing from Gladiator II

Regarded by historians with either denial or disdain, these women warriors have always had to fight for recognition

The Conversation

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution

With the release of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” audiences will be plunged back into the cinematic excitement of the Roman amphitheater so vividly captured in its predecessor, “Gladiator.”

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WhatToWatch

Hot off Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott's new show gets announced for Apple TV Plus

From ampitheatres to drug dens

Evening Standard

Gladiator II vs Wicked: Reviews and memes as heavyweight films battle it out at the box office

Two of the biggest films of the year have been released but how do they compare?

BANG Premier

Gladiator III will take inspiration from The Godfather trilogy, reveals director Ridley Scott

If it ever gets made, a third 'Gladiator' film will take inspiration from 'The Godfather Part II', director Sir Ridley Scott has revealed.

Total Film

Dune 2 star Timothée Chalamet almost played Paul Mescal's role in Gladiator 2

Lucius could have looked very different on screen

The Independent UK

Ridley Scott reveals how previous Gladiator 2 script planned to bring back Russell Crowe

Director says Crowe wanted to return for sequel, even though his character dies in original film

Tom’s Guide

7 best Ridley Scott movies, ranked

Ranking the visionary director's greatest movies, from 'Gladiator' to 'Alien' to 'The Martian'

The Guardian - UK

Glicked double bill may not match Barbenheimer buzz, experts say

Gladiator II and Wicked getting people into theatres but unlikely to replicate phenomenon of Barbie-Oppenheimer release

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