“Gladiator II” is set over two decades after the original “Gladiator” film, which starred Russell Crowe. In the sequel, Paul Mescal portrayed the grownup Lucius, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus, who ends up forced into slavery and becomes a gladiator to earn his freedom, much like his dad did in the first movie.

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