- Original name: Gladiator 2
- Country: USA, UK
- Genre: action, drama, adventure
- Producer: R. Scott
- World premiere: 2021-2022
Douglas Wick, producer of the second part of "Gladiator", shared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter how the work on the sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning peplum is progressing. The production is still in the early stages of development, the announcement of the release date will have to wait for a long time, as the writers are busy looking for a decent approach to the story. Find out when the movie "Gladiator 2" comes out, what the plot and the cast might be.
Expectations rating - 95%.
Plot
According to producer Douglas Wick, the film's delay is largely due to the death in the finale of Russell Crowe's protagonist, Maximus. The creative team of writers has not yet chosen a version of the script, so the plot is unknown.
Earlier it was reported that Ridley Scott's original plan for the sequel was very different from the first film. The idea was to somehow resurrect the fearless commander Maximus Decimus Meridius. The hero could, for example, appear in different periods of time and influence the key events of the story. This is an extremely intriguing idea, but it generates a lot of controversy among both viewers and writers.
Over time, Scott's plans were revised, and the sequel to "Gladiator" should have been without Maximus. The film would focus on Lucilla's son, Connie Nielsen's character Lucius. During the events of the first part, Lucius was just a boy played by Spencer Treat Clark. One of the most recent updates to the Gladiator 2 production is a statement from producer Walter F. Parks that the plan for the sequel is to "pick up the story 30 years later ... 25 years later."
And finally, Douglas Wick joked about one way of getting Maximus back. An idea that came from the most important star, Russell Crowe:
Russell's agent called me after the first weekend, saying, 'I have a great idea. They take the body around the corner of the arena, Russell takes off the stretcher and says, "Hey, it worked." This would be the start of the next movie. It could have been a faked death so that Russell's hero could return. "
Sounds crazy, but maybe there is something in it!
Production
Directed by Ridley Scott ("Alien", "Hannibal", "Black Hawk Down", "The Good Wife", "Klondike").
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Peter Craig (City of Thieves);
- Producers: Douglas Wick (Business Woman, Wolf, Memoirs of a Geisha), Lucy Fisher (The Drunkest District in the World, Peter Pan, The Great Gatsby), David Franzoni (Jumping Jack , "King Arthur"), Laurie MacDonald ("Catch Me If You Can", "Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street", "Terminal"), etc .;
- Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Raven).
Studios
- MacDonald / Parkes Productions.
- Paramount Pictures.
- Red Wagon Films.
- Scott Free Enterprises.
According to Douglas Wick, at the time of the summer of 2020, the creators do not yet have a finished script. The authors are concerned that they may spoil the original film with a sequel, which is why they have been working on a new story for so long.
In addition to stagnating the script, scheduling conflicts have also become a problem. The team does not want to develop a sequel just for the sake of profit from the title, relying on fans of the first part of the film. However, Wick confirms that everyone is interested in the return of Gladiator. So, there will be a continuation!
Actors
Not announced yet.
Interesting Facts
Interesting that:
- The rating of the first part of 2000: KinoPoisk - 8.6, IMDb - 8.5. Film critics rating - 77%. Budget - $ 103 million, marketing - $ 42,700,000. Box office receipts: in the USA - $ 187,705,427, worldwide - $ 272,878,533, in Russia - $ 1,280,000.
The fact that "Gladiator 2" is in development became known back in the fall of 2018; information about the release date and trailer of the new film can be expected no earlier than 2021 or 2022.