$15 General Admission
$25 General Admission + reception (limited).
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BIFF presents a special screening event of the long-awaited sequel Gladiator II, followed by a conversation with the Academy award-winning producer of both Gladiator films, Douglas Wick.

Twenty-four years after the epic film Gladiator wowed world-wide audiences, famed director Ridley Scott, is back with Gladiator II. Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people. Wick will share exclusive behind-the-scenes stories from both films and talk about the making of this mega-budget production.  The film boasts an all-star cast including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, with Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington.

Douglas Wick is an award-winning motion-picture producer whose films have earned $3 billion at the box office, as well as 22 Academy Award nominations and seven Academy Award wins. He is the Founder of Red Wagon Entertainment and serves as Co-Chairman. Wick’s productions include Gladiator II. Wick is best known for producing Gladoator, which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and became a worldwide cinematic phenomenon, winning two Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, the PGA’s Motion Picture of the Year Award, the MTV Movie Award for Best Movie and the AFI’s Movie of the Year. Wick also garnered a bevy of Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe win for his first solo producing effort Working Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. Wick’s Girl, Interrupted won Angelina Jolie both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her breakthrough performance. Wick’s prior films also include the family hit Stuart Little, starring the first CGI leading man; Wolf, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer; the cult classic The Craft; Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man; and Spy Game, which paired Robert Redford and Brad Pitt under director Tony Scott.