Gladiator 2: Russell Crowe feels ‘a little jealous’ of sequel with Paul Mescal

About gladiator 2 starring Paul Mescal, Russell Crowe previously revealed how he is “not at all” interested in the continuation of the 2000 classic. However, that does not stop the actor from feeling “a little jealous” of the production directed by Ridley Scott.

During an interview with collider, the actor was asked about his feelings about the new feature. “I mean, look, the only thing I really feel about it is a little bit of jealousy, you know? Because I was a much younger man, obviously, and it was a great experience in my professional life,” he said.

“It really changed my life. It changed how people saw me and what I do for a living, and, you know, I’ve been really lucky to be involved in a lot of great movies, but the legs of this movie are amazing,” continued Russell Crowe in the conversation.

Here it is, it’s 2023 and we made that movie in 1999. I guarantee you, somewhere in the world tonight, Gladiator will be shown on prime time TV. And you don’t always get that kind of longevity in every movie you make, so obviously it holds a special place in my heart.

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There are still many mysteries about gladiator 2 and plot. With direction of Scott, Paul Mescal will live Luciusplayed by Spencer Treat Clark (Closed body, Glass) in the first film already Barry Keoghan It is denzel washington are also related to the project. The character is the son of Lucilla and nephew of commodus. How much time elapses between the two films has yet to be announced.

It is worth mentioning how, in the last 20 years, Ridley Scott developed some versions for the screenplay of gladiator 2and one of them would explore Maximus in the afterlife. Another would pass about 15 years ago, when Lucius would continue in search of the truth about the biological father.