Pop Music on Instagram: "The Pepsi Gladiator commercial came out in 2004 and starred Beyoncé, Britney Spears, and Pink, with Enrique Iglesias playing the evil emperor. It cost around $8–10 million to produce — at the time one of the most expensive ads ever made. It was filmed in Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, the same place where movies like Gladiator and Gangs of New York were shot. The arena set used more than 500 extras, and the production team built a massive sand-covered fighting pit just for th