Joaquin Phoenix’s first Academy Award nomination was for the role of Emperor Commodus in the first Gladiator film. The role went down in history as one of the best movie villains of that decade. So to walk in the footsteps of the legacy of such a performance and a character would have been a challenge for any actor.
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Blockbuster directors don’t come much bigger than Roland Emmerich. The Independence Day director has made a career out of bombastic action sequences and historical epics. And now, he’s putting his stamp on Peacock, with the epic historical Ancient Roman gladiator series, Those About to Die.
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This is indeed a year for those about to die. No I’m not talking about Trump and Biden. I’m talking about epic gladiatorial stories of death-defying stakes. We have Gladiator 2 coming out this Thanksgiving. To psych you up for that, we also have the epic Peacock series Those About to Die, premiering July 18!
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