
In the thrilling continuation of ‘Gladiator II’, conflicts aren’t limited to the Coliseum alone. A long-time collaborator of renowned filmmaker Ridley Scott, John Mathieson, has publicly called Scott a “lazy” director after their collaboration on the much-anticipated sequel. Known for his cinematography work on six of Scott’s movies, including this new legacy sequel, Mathieson’s comments may surprise many who view Scott as one of cinema’s great active directors. However, from Mathieson’s perspective, Scott has allegedly become a challenging figure to work with. In an interview for the DocFix podcast, Mathieson criticized Scott’s approach to filmmaking and claimed that the director has now adopted a “lazy” editing style that can be every editor’s worst nightmare.