Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Hispano-Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial
Jeep Gladiator (JT) Jeep Gladiator (JT) The Jeep Gladiator is a midsize pickup truck introduced at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 28, 2018. Based on the same platform as the Wrangler JL, it is Jeep's first pickup truck since the Comanche was discontinued in 1992. The vehicle's name harkens back to the original Jeep Gladiator, made from 1962-1988 and known as the J-Series after 1971. Jeep considered reviving the Gladiator name alongside Comanche and most commonly , as well as simply using a new name, before deciding on Gladiator, feeling it fits the truck the best. A version of a