Warning: This article contains spoilers for Gladiator II.Gladiator II focuses on Paul Mescal’s Hanno, also known as Lucius, returning to Rome as a gladiator while hiding his true identity. The movie sees Lucius demonstrate his strength after having been taken prisoner by the legions of the Roman general Acacius (Pedro Pascal). Like Russell Crowe’s Maximus before him, Lucius becomes a beloved gladiator. However, his secret identity also begins to draw attention when several people around him begin to realize that Lucius is the son of Maximus and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), in part because of one crucial scene.

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