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The Hollywood Reporter that the film’s idea is “total Hollywood bulls–t.”Written by David Scarpa, the sequel to the Russell Crowe-led 2000 historical epic showcases the world over two decades later.Paul Mescal plays the grown-up Lucius Verus II, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus, whom Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in the original film. Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus, who was originally played by Joaquin Phoenix.In the film’s trailer, one scene shows the Colosseum in Rome being flooded and filled with sharks.“I don’t think Romans knew what a shark was,” said Bartsch, who boasts degrees from Princeton, Harvard and UC Berkeley.Bartsch did note that the Romans really did fill the Colosseum with water for various naval battles.Another scene from the film shows rhinos charging into the Colosseum, which Bartsch notes is only partially accurate.Bartsch explained that Martial, a Roman poet, “wrote a poem in 80 AD about a rhinoceros tossing a bull up to the sky” — however it would have been a single-horned rhino and not a two-horned one shown in the film.The historian noted that Scott got the news element wrong in the film, explaining that Romans did not read newspapers while sipping tea in a cafe, because newspapers were invented some 1,200 years later.“They did have daily news — Acta Diuma — but it was carved and placed at certain locations,” she told the outlet.

Emily In Paris spin off in London. The star of the popular Netflix series told the BBC that she thinks her character, marketing executive Emily Cooper, would love London and that a spin-off in the UK’s capital “would be so fun.”In the show, Cooper moves to Paris to provide an American perspective for a French marketing firm.

CBS has announced that The Making of Gladiator II, a special examining the process of bringing the long-anticipated Paramount Pictures sequel to life, will premiere on the network at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, Nov. 18, also streaming on Paramount+.

After wowing crowds around the world in cities like Rome, Paris, Milan, New York, and Miami, the critically acclaimed Balloon Museum has brought its “Let’s Fly” exhibit to Los Angeles.

Emily in Paris season 5…will that be enough time for this gal to learn French? The fourth season of Netflix’s frothy was released earlier this year, but she’s still nowhere close to fluent.Okay, but seriously, fans are wondering how long the adventure is meant to last. And now we know for sure: season 5 has been confirmed! Here’s everything we know so far:On September 16, 2024, Netflix officially announced the green light for another swath of episodes.This content can also be viewed on the site it from., series star Lily Collins revealed that the show would continue its Italian setting in the next season, cheekily teasing, “There’s no place like Rome.”“We will definitely see more Emily in Rome if we have a season 5.

Gladiator II as “total Hollywood bullshit”.A feature by The Hollywood Reporter published today (October 30) makes a bid to separate the historical accuracies of the upcoming epic from its wilder sequences – like the use of sharks in a flooded Colosseum, which had already garnered praise (and disbelief) from viewers upon its reveal in the film’s trailer.Dr. Shadi Bartsch, a classics professor at the University of Chicago – and author of several books about ancient Rome – called it “total Hollywood bullshit.”“I don’t think Romans knew what a shark was,” she said, although adding that naval battles were held in the arena.On the use of rhinos in the Colosseum, Bartsch notes that a poem was once written in 80 A.D.

Farmer Billy Henderson is launching a bid to sign up 400 cyclists and helpers for a bumper charity event.

Police are probing the death of a British teenager with a peanut allergy who died after eating baklava on a family vacation to Rome.

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel’s Moon Knight Director Mohamed Diab has revealed fresh details about his new feature Lion, starring Egyptian megastar Mohamed Ramadan in a role inspired by Ancient Rome rebel slave Spartacus.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent On Oct. 1, as Iran was firing a fusillade of missiles on his country, Israeli director Eran Riklis was in Tel Aviv “trying to cling on to the fact” that he would hopefully soon be premiering his new film “Reading Lolita in Tehran” — which he calls “an iconic Iranian story, featuring iconic Iranian actresses” — at the Rome Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the critically acclaimed Italian box office smash There’s Still Tomorrow (C’è Ancora Domani). It will release in select theaters beginning January 17.

Johnny Depp is slowly rebuilding his Hollywood career with his new film and is intent on moving on from his past troubles.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the Rome Film Festival, Depp followed up on his past comments referring to his life as a “soap opera.”“Some of it was not the most beautiful time, some of it was hilarious. Some of it was mad.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Piven drama The Performance, which played the Rome and Palm Springs Film Festival, is heading to the AFM after Alliance Media Partners (AMP) boarded international sales rights.

The next locale for The Real Housewives franchise is London, NBCUniversal streamer Hayu announced at its inaugural FanFest event held Saturday. The series, set for a late 2025 release, will mark the platform’s first original, available in 45 markets outside the U.S.

Conclave, a simmering political thriller about succession, set at the feet of a dead Pope.“The throne of the Holy See is vacant,” so the College of Cardinals have convened at the Vatican for a Papal conclave, to elect a new pope. While some cardinals come to Rome determined to rally support for their preferred candidate, others arrive prepared to promote their own candidacy in an expectedly ruthless contest to garner enough votes in the conclave and become the next pontiff.Overseeing the contentious proceedings is Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, one of the late Pope’s closest associates, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes with an air of genuine loss and dutiful purpose, and just a flicker of personal ambition.For nearly everyone else inside the Vatican, ambition and animus seem to be the fuels stoking their fire.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Conclave,” now playing in theaters. It’s no secret that the Vatican prohibits filming inside the Sistine Chapel, and the headquarters of the Catholic Church was not going to make exceptions for Edward Berger‘s “Conclave.” Based on the Robert Harris thriller of the same name, the film stars Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, who is charged with overseeing the election of a new pope after the current pope dies. It was up to production designer Suzie Davies to take on the mammoth task and get creative in recreating one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, Michelangelo’s piece de resistance. Enter Rome’s Cinecitta studios – which is no stranger to housing re-creations.

James Franco has confessed that his long-standing bromance with fellow actor Seth Rogen is "over".The 46 year old star, who first shared the screen with Seth in the 1999 TV series Freaks And Geeks and later in movies Pineapple Express, This Is the End and The Disaster Artist, faced sexual misconduct allegations in 2018 and their friendship crumbled soon after. Currently on a promotional tour for his post-war drama Hey Joe at the Rome Film Festival after a noticeable hiatus from Hollywood, James was quizzed by Variety about whether he still keeps in touch with Seth.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent James Franco is tucked away in the corner of a five-star hotel lobby on Rome’s Via Veneto, sipping an Americano coffee. Wearing a chocolate brown hoodie he proudly says he co-designed, the actor and filmmaker looks relaxed and flashes his signature smile.

“Survivor 47” star Rome Cooney’s aggressive gameplay came back to bite him when the 12 remaining players kicked him off the island on Wednesday’s episode.The 31-year-old e-sports commentator exclusively spoke to The Post about his final days on the show, including unaired drama with Kyle Ostwald.Cooney claimed that Ostwald, also 31, “swore on his kids’ life” and lied in a conversation about the game. Furthermore, Cooney said Ostwald made a personal “comment” about two of the other contestants.Read Cooney’s full interview below.New York Post: Who of the group of 13 made you so comfortable that you thought you were staying?Rome Cooney: Honestly, it was Sam and Tiyana and Sue and Caroline. It was once I went and told them what Kyle had said, once I relayed that message, they were all in on Kyle.

Ralph Fiennes – but in Italy, Lithgow himself was a “nobody”.The three all appear in the mystery thriller film Conclave and Tucci had previously worked on a food and travel series called Searching For Italy in the country. During a break from filming, the three went into a wine shop to buy some wine for a party.“It made you feel like a total nobody to walk down the streets of Rome with Stanley,” remarked Lithgow.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor Jackie Earle Haley has joined the cast of game show-themed slasher horror film I’m Your Host in the lead role.