Connie Nielsen joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss stepping back into the world of "Gladiator" to reprise the beloved role of the character Lucilla, 24 years after the original film. "I was nervous ...

Gladiator II star Connie Nielsen says the upcoming film "looks insane" — or so she's heard. The actress, 59, hasn't actually seen the film because, well, she doesn't really watch her own projects.

Unlike her calm, regal presence as Queen Hippolyta in 2017’s Wonder Woman or Lucilla in 2000’s Gladiator, Nielsen, 59, is all happy energy, hands busily filling in when her mouth can’t keep up.

With Gladiator II hitting cinemas on November 22, Connie Nielsen is sharing her emotional return to the Colosseum over 20 years after the original Gladiator film arrived in theaters in 2000.

Just four years later, in 1999, Nielsen would find herself in Malta, Morocco and the slightly less-exotic Surrey in the UK, making the first Gladiator film. “You could feel this creative tension ...

Ridley Scott's "Gladiator II" is being hailed as one of ... I was like, if I can't act in this environment, it's game over," said Mescal. Nielsen described Scott's directing style as dynamic ...

The long awaited sequel continues to sound like a reunion among old friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But if there ...

The hands that open “Gladiator II” belong to Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Maximus and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen). Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his ...

Connie Nielsen: “I could not believe this story they came up with. It’s so brilliant, and I just thought that is a fantastric situation for me as a character.” “Gladiator II” opens in ...