"It Warns Us What Happens If We Allow AI Into Our Universe": Ridley Scott Explains How '2001 A Space Odyssey' Predetermined The Future
Over 20 years afterRidley Scott’s epic Oscar-winning dramaGladiator,the director is taking audiences back to the blood and sand with the highly anticipated sequel,Gladiator II. Once again, Ridley’s Ancient Rome is teeming with talent, with (rapidly) rising starPaul Mescalheadlining as the follow-up’s titular protagonist. In the film,Mescal plays Lucius, a man not at all unlikeRussell Crowe’s Maximus in the 2000 film, whose life is upended when he’s forced into slavery by the Roman army led by General Marcus Aracius (Pedro Pascal)....