DEADLINE: It will confirm your good judgment. He played a tough police detective with a tortured past named Bud White who became this symbol of masculinity. After the film played through, for awhile every pitch in Hollywood was, “imagine Bud White, as a blank.“

Few believed it could succeed. When Ridley Scott announced his return to the iconic "Gladiator" over 20 years after the original, many doubted the success of this venture. Meanwhile, "Gladiator 2" returns in grand style,

Gladiator 2 picks up the story of Ridley Scott’s Rome, providing plenty for fans of the original to enjoy but missing some of the majesty that made it a classic.