Gladiator 2 first reactions roll in – and place one actor firmly in Oscars race The IndependentDenzel Washington on His ‘Gladiator II’ Role: “I’m Putting This Dress On, These Rings, and I’m Going Crazy” Hollywood Reporter‘Gladiator 2’ Sends Ridley Scott, Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal into the Oscar Race; First Reactions Call Sequel ‘Epic’ and ‘Absolute Sicko Sh-t’ Variety‘Gladiator II’ First Reactions Say Ridley Scott Sequel Is “Unhinged” Deadline‘You can see the money on screen’: why Hollywood is betting on Gladiator II not being another Folie à Deux The Guardian