According to the filmmaker, he tried to develop a script a few years ago, but was unable to finish it.
More than twenty years after the release of the first film, Gladiator 2 arrives soon in cinemas and, in an interview with TotalFilm, Ridley Scott revealed that the delay in launching the long-awaited sequel to the production starring Russell Crowe It was due to the fact that he couldn’t find a good enough story to explore.
“We didn’t have a script before. In fact, we tried four years ago, I chose a very good scriptwriter, [mas] who couldn’t find a story”he explained. “He fought. He was terribly upset about not delivering. He’s a friend of mine. I said, ‘Aren’t you going to get there?’ And he said no. It took ten months and then he died.”
The filmmaker also said that, ultimately, the story ended up emerging from a more obvious idea, which was that there was a survivor of Gladiator: “The survivor is the child of the union between Lucilla [Connie Nielsen] It is Maximus [Russell Crowe]”, he completed. In the original film, the character was played by Spencer Treat Clarkbut Paul Mescalin Aftersuntakes on the role next.
In addition to Mescal, the cast of Gladiator 2 still has Denzel Washington (Training Day), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus), May Calamawy (Moon Knight), Lior Raz (Squad 6), Peter Mensah (Spartacus) It is Matt Lucas (Maid of Honor Mission).
With script Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick), directed by Ridley Scott and scheduled to premiere on November 22, 2024, the film still has the returns of Connie Nielsen as Lucilla It is Derek Jacobi as Gracchus.
Source: Rollingstone
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