through Phoenix’s Oscar-nominated performance, further seared the image of the thumbs-down, mad emperor in the public imagination. Already the monarch of the fictitious nation of Latveria ...

Clad with Hollywood powerhouses like Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, the first “Gladiator” movie showcased the rise of the ...

As the grandson of the late Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), and son of Lucilla, Lucius is a prince of Rome. In the new film he returns to Rome all ...

where Phoenix played the cruel and mercurial Emperor Commodus. I’ll have to rewatch that movie before I go see Napoleon, which—although it will come to Apple TV streaming at some point—looks ...

Ridley Scott and Joseph Quinn explain how Gladiator 2's evil Roman emperors compare to Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus. Serving as ...