Ridley Scott explains why emperors in his films are all ‘crazy’ – the answer is in their water - ‘Your choice is water or wine. When you drink water, it’s through a lead system that by ...

Caligula. This 1979 Italian cult classic stars Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) as the titular young Roman who assumes control of an empire in decline and, by the film’s end, has grown mad ...

Which is why it’s useful that “Gladiator II” is so obsessed with its own history and continuing both its visual legacy and the plotlines of the main characters in the original 2000 film.

Lucius’ reunion with Lucilla is made up for the film as well. The real Lucilla was executed by Commodus two years into his reign, in the year 182 AD. Siege of Numidia ...

Now, one thing about him, he was the first Roman emperor who wasn’t of senatorial status. When he became emperor, ... They’re co-emperors in the film, as they were at one point in history.

The clash of conservative titans had Meyers feeling like a Roman emperor: “I just want someone to feed me grapes while I say, ...

Ridley Scott has revealed why the emperors in his films all tend to be a bit unstable – turns out it’s all the lead in their water pipes.. Scott’s recent directorial venture Gladiator 2 ...

Ridley Scott explains why emperors in his films are all ‘crazy’ – the answer is in their water ‘Your choice is water or wine. When you drink water, it’s through a lead system that by ...