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We waited for a long time, for a long time when director Ridley Scott will follow his beloved 2000 best image classic “Gladiator”. This sequel arrived at the end of 2024 “Gladiator II”. Although not nearly as round praised as its predecessor, the sequel completed as one of the highest films of the year and it did so Without restoring his previous star, Oscar winner Russell Krow as Maximus Decimus MeridiusIn the area, this is because Maximus died in the first … But that didn’t stop the writers try to return him.
In a recent interview with DirectScreenwriter Peter Craig revealed that there was a scene at one point that would have brought Krou as Maximus. It would have happened at the end of the film, and it would have happened using Paul Mescala Lucius, who (spoiler alarm) is actually the son of Maximus. Here’s what Craig had to say about it:
“There was the idea that the Romans had the fact that you could talk to your ancestors, and they had this underground catacbs in which the city had a scene in which Lucius learned that it was his father, he was going down and there was a scene in which Lucius learned that it was all short.”
Because it’s worth it, Only two actors from the first “gladiator” returned to the continued: Connie Nielsen (Lucilla) and Derek Jacobi (Senator Gracchus). Therefore, it is not as if Krow has released a major reunion. However, it is still easy to understand why Craig and Scott at least consider this opportunity.
Gladiator II was probably better without Russell Krova
Better or worse, Maximus threw a very big shadow over the sequel, even though the Crow does not actually appear in the film. Over the years, different versions of the sequel floated, but Scott finally felt the right time to make the Gladiator II. Doing this without people who made the original hit so much was a long order.
Several other writers, along with Scott, eventually developed the story we saw in the continued. The director was eventually a big fan of how it turned out to be He has already announced the potential “Gladiator 3” plans with Paul Mescal’s returnIn the area, Craig, on his own, believes they made the right call, leaving this feedback from the movie:
“I think they probably made the right decision not to use it. But for a while I was on it with Ridley (Scott) … I somehow gave them a big menu of things, and they chose a few things from it, and I thought they left a lot of right things out of it.”
Whether the sequel was a satisfactory sequel is to a large extent the issue of individual taste. Kama from Kroes might not have moved the needles too much, but it might have felt a little forced. “Gladiator II” is criticized for its lack of historical precisionBut again, Scott does not intend to make the exact historical epic. Were you not entertained, he might ask?
You can grab “Gladiator II” on 4K, Blu-ray or DVD from AmazonIn the area
