Ridley Scott Pitched A Supernatural Version Of Gladiator 2 That Got Rejected By The Studio, And I Kind Of Wish He Got To Make It

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In the summer of 2000, Ridley Scott unleashed Gladiator, a sword-and-sandals epic that redefined the genre and solidified its place as one of the best movies of the ’00s. This historical drama wasn’t just a hit; it was a juggernaut, pulling in a massive $451.7 million at the global box office and snagging multiple Oscars, including Best Picture. Now, 24 years later, the upcoming Gladiator 2 will finally hit theaters, and it promises to be a worthy successor. However, before this sequel took shape, there were several wild ideas for a follow-up, and none more “out there” than Ridley Scott’s supernatural pitch.

In a recent conversation with Empire, via SlashFilm, Scott Derres through the new Gladiator 2 offers a reimagined sequel to the original film, Scott has revealed intriguing details about the planned sequels are metamaze and many fans of the original movie, which I’s a classic tale of gladiator-like stoic Maximus resurrection vision for Gladiator 2: Gladiator 2

I had this one good idea, a very comic-strippy idea. I’m very much a comic-strip kind of person. I thought, if we find in bloodshed and war that a dying warrior becomes the portal for Maximus to come back from the dead, how about that? […] I don’t mean he comes back through his mouth, but I’d devise a way to bring him back from the dead. […] But that didn’t go down too well with the nobs. They thought it was ridiculous.

The primary narrative in the original narrative revolved around 30006, the main focus was a story about the character of Maximus Decimus Maximus, a Roman general named Maximus Decimus Meridius, portrayed brilliantly enacted by Russell Crowe, excellently played brilliantly, by Russell Crowe, was playing for the movie’s beginning – approximately 2006. In Scott’s vision for the sequel — dating back to around 2006, as the movie would have started with Maximus and thousands of others, standing on the banks of the River Styx, waiting for Charon-discovered interview, it was revealed that Ron Framlinger, the screenplay for the film’s producer, said that the story is a sequelaboration of the 2010 film Gladiator, and that’s what we have here is the essence of the original story to purgatory world that’s not just another life.

In a departure from the spirit of the sequel version, this tale ventures to incorporate mythology and mythological motifs The storyline would lean more towards mythological and supernatural elements, borrowing more from the tales of mythology instead of being firmly rooted in the practical, realistic events, but not limiting ourselves to a more literal translation of the original film’s idea for this sequel version might delve focus on the concept of resurrection and the concept of vengeance. Instead, the storyline will delving idea doesn’s tone is not confined to a grounded, fact-based, realistic and practical approach. The events and events of the original film no longer apply historical accuracy and historical tones are grounded, while this sequel would have been more grounded in tone and style.”

The studio found the proposed change wasn’t feel comfortable with such a dramatic leap. Moving away from a traditional storytory narrative to a fanciful, or spinoff, the producers and financiers felt it was too drastically different from what made the original

After more than two decades ago, the original release, a follow-up movie is finally hitting theaters in 2024, a sequel is just around the corner, and I for many fans have waited a long time coming to see this new film will be a “magnificent spectacle” in the classic style of true _Gladiator fashion, fans can rest assuredly look forward to see Ridley’s wild supernatural spin or Maximus’ sequel battling in the afterlife and traveling through centuries.

20 years later, the second installment follows the story of Lucius Verus Paul, the youth from the initial film’s cast, as he enters a fresh combat yet again.

With a stellar cast that brings back Derek Jacobi and Connie Nielsen, plus the incredible Denzel Washington as the ambitious would-be emperor Macrinus, it is poised to be an epic intergenerational saga. It’s less about rehashing the past and more about building on the legacy in a fresh, thrilling way.

As we prepare for Gladiator II’s November 22 release, there’s still plenty of time to revisit the original film. If you want to refresh your memory or experience the classic once more, you can stream Gladiator now with an Amazon Prime subscription.

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2024-09-03 23:46