The script for “Gladiator 2” is being written
Three decades after the Oscar-winning film “Gladiator”, Ridley Scott announced the making of a sequel to the film as his next film project.
Theater News Base: In his latest interview, Ridley Scott stated that after making “Kitbag”, which is an epic narrative of the life of “Napoleon Bonaparte”, he will move on to making the second part of “Gladiator”.
The news of the making of the “Gladiator” sequel was first announced in November 2018, and according to the plot, the film is based on the character of “Lucius”, the nephew of Commodus, the usurping Roman emperor, who is strongly influenced by the character of Maximus. The character of Commodus was played by the main character of “Wakeen Phoenix”, who was eventually killed by Maximus (Russell Crowe).
The main episode of “Gladiator” grossed over $ 400 million at the box office worldwide, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, and eventually won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Actor.
In a new interview with Empire magazine on the pretext of the release of “The Last Duel”, Radley Scott announced that after making “Kitbag” starring “Wakeen Phoenix” as “Napoleon Bonaparte”, the “Gladiator” sequel will be released. Will bring that the script is currently being written.
Scott has recently released two consecutive films, “The Last Duel” and “Gucci House”.