Gladiator star Russell Crowe has opened up concerning the blockbuster’s long-awaited sequel, confirming which authentic character will return to the display screen.
The 2000 movie stormed the field workplace and the awards circuit, with discuss of a follow-up movie swirling over the previous 5 years.
Finally, casting is now underneath manner, with manufacturing set to start later this yr.
But showing on Nova FM’s Fitzy and Wippa on Friday, Crowe, 58, quashed hypothesis that his character, Maximus, would seem in Gladiator 2.
After telling the radio hosts he was “not at all” concerned, he added that he had met with director Ridley Scott to debate it.
“We’ve had dinner and talked about it all, so I know roughly how he’s shaping the story,” Crowe stated.
He then confirmed studies that the younger boy within the authentic, Lucius Verus – son of Roman Empress Lucilla – would supply the hyperlink between the 2 movies.
“You remember there was the young kid who wanted to meet the gladiator, which leads to my ‘My name is …’ speech,” he stated. “That young kid has grown up and he is now the Emperor.
“I don’t know what else happens at that point, but that’s the idea. So it’s not a remake, and it’s not a direct sequel. It’s not like it’s the day after, it’s 30 years later – and then the [new] situation arises.”
Crowe’s character died on the finish of Gladiator, and was seen being reunited together with his murdered spouse and son within the afterlife.
The actor’s newest feedback observe a report in Deadline that Normal People actor Paul Mescal is at present in negotiations to headline the Gladiator sequel.
Earlier this month, a supply instructed The Sun that it had appeared the long-awaited movie “may never see the light of day”.
“But suddenly late last year the production team really sprung into life after settling on a new script which seemed to inspire them,” the supply instructed the publication.
“A few months later everything was up and running and now it’s well under way.
“They should be filming by May, which means there’s every chance the movie will be ready some time in 2024.
“Either way, this would be a huge box office draw. It’s one of the biggest action films of its era and was a massive hit. People have been asking Ridley about a follow-up for years, so there’s clearly a massive appetite for it.”
The authentic Gladiator raked in a whopping $665 million on the field workplace, and attracted essential acclaim, successful 5 Academy Awards together with Best Picture and Best Actor.
