Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington were on hand Monday in Tokyo to celebrate ‘Gladiator II’. Mescal, who plays the gladiator Lucius, said what separates ‘Gladiator II’ from ‘Gladiator’ is that Ridley Scott, who also directed the original 2000 film, ‘had more resources at his disposal and he used them a lot.’ ‘There is no better director than Ridley to focus on the audience’s sense of entertainment,’ he said.