The highly anticipated “Gladiator II” is ready to hit screens, after a winding 24-year wait. Originally released in 2000, “Gladiator” became a defining film in Hollywood, drawing in crowds worldwide and cementing its place as a cinematic classic.
As the 2016 Cannes Film Festival opens, BBC Culture picks some highlights from a programme that includes big names, old favourites and plenty of excitement.
US mathematician John Nash, whose life story was turned into the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, dies in a car crash
Actor Russell Crowe used to get prank calls from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
The highly anticipated “Gladiator II” is ready to hit screens, after a winding 24-year wait. Originally released in 2000, “Gladiator” became a defining film in Hollywood, drawing in crowds worldwide and cementing its place as a cinematic classic.
As the 2016 Cannes Film Festival opens, BBC Culture picks some highlights from a programme that includes big names, old favourites and plenty of excitement.
US mathematician John Nash, whose life story was turned into the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, dies in a car crash
Actor Russell Crowe used to get prank calls from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.