Gladiator 2 has been caught in improvement hell for many years. The film was first talked about not lengthy after the unique movie turned an enormous blockbuster and an Oscar winner for Finest Image. Director Ridley Scott has all the time been inquisitive about persevering with its story about an enslaved warrior who turns into a hero to historic Rome — regardless that that hero, performed by Russell Crowe, died on the finish of the movie. That proved to be one thing of an impediment to a sequel; at one level, a proposed idea would have seen Crowe’s character get resurrected from past the grave.
That concept by no means bought off the bottom, however a couple of years in the past, Scott started creating a completely different sequel idea centered on Crowe’s gladiator’s son. Final fall, Scott insisted it was going to be his subsequent film after his upcoming biopic about Napoleon. And it seems to be like he could be true to his phrase.
Deadline stories that Paul Mescal is “in negotiations” to star within the Gladiator sequel. Mescal was not too long ago seen within the buzzy impartial drama Aftersun. Per Deadline, Mescal will play the son of Crowe’s character from the unique Gladiator:
Mescal gained’t be changing Crowe’s Maximus, whose character met his finish within the unique movie, however as a substitute he might be enjoying Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), who now’s a grown man because the story takes place years after the primary movie ended. Lucius was additionally the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of Roman chief Marcus Aurelius who murdered his father seized the throne and wound up within the gladiator ring with Maximus — who, although mortally wounded, skewered the emperor earlier than fading into the nice past to reunite together with his slain spouse and son. Maximus saved the boy and his mom whereas avenging his circle of relatives, and left a robust impression on the younger Lucius.
Gladiator 2 is likely one of the final I’ll-believe-it-when-I-see-it films, in that it’s been talked about for thus a few years and by no means truly occurred. Then once more, in recent times we’ve bought different unbelievable sequels like Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Star Wars: The Drive Awakens, High Gun: Maverick, and Blade Runner 2049. So stranger issues have occurred.
Historic Motion pictures That Are Wildly Inaccurate
These movies are based mostly on actual individuals and occasions … however simply barely. Most of what was up on display was invented by screenwriters.
