What, like the fall of Rome isn’t a little silly? Photo: Paramount Gladiator II is a funny title for a movie — any movie, not just a Gladiator sequel. A few years back, we might have reckoned with a title like Gladiator: Rise of Lucius or Sand and Blood: A Gladiator Saga , but no, now it’s just Gladiator II . You remember Gladiator ? This is the second one. The Roman numerals are because these guys are Roman. Don’t overthink it. That type of “listen, it’s a sequel” energy pulses through Ridley