Continuing the first film, Lucius (Paul Mescal), who as a child saw the revered hero Maximus die at his uncle’s hands, is forced as an adult to fight for survival in the arena under a tyrant’s rule. Fueled by rage and seeing Rome’s future in peril, he sets out to reclaim his rightful power and honor—and restore a glorious Rome to its people.
Continuing the first film, Lucius (Paul Mescal), who as a child saw the revered hero Maximus die at his uncle’s hands, is forced as an adult to fight for survival in the arena under a tyrant’s rule. Fueled by rage and seeing Rome’s future in peril, he sets out to reclaim his rightful power and honor—and restore a glorious Rome to its people.
