As gladiator 2 almost returned the maximum of Russell Crow

We waited for a long, long time to make director Ridley Scott make his favorite 2000 best classic “gladiator”. This continuation arrived in the late 2024 in the form of “Gladiator II”. Although not as loudly boasted as his predecessor, it continued to end one of the most popular films of the year, and it did it Without returning his previous star, the winner of Oscar Russell Crow in the role of Maximus Decimus Meridia. All because Maximus died in the first … But it did not prevent the writers from trying to return him.

In a recent interview with StraightThe screenwriter Peter Craig showed that at one point there was a scene that would return Kraou as Maximus. It would happen at the end of the film, and it would happen through a retrospective with Lucia Paul Mescal, who (warning spoiler) is the son of Maximus. That’s what Craig has to say about it:

“There was an idea that the Romans had to talk to their ancestors, and they have these underground catacombs where people and ashes of people were buried under the city. There was a scene where Lucius learned that it was his father, he descended there and he finds his grave.

What is it worth Only two actors from the first “gladiator” returned to the continuation: Horses Nielsen (Lusil) and Derek Jacob (Senator Greic). So it’s not as if Kroho lacked a great reunion. However, it is easy to understand why Craig and Scott at least considered this option.

For better or worse, Maximus threw a very big shadow over the continuation, though Kroh is not really in the movie. Over the years, different versions have saved, but Finally, Scott felt that it was time to make Gladiator II. Having done this without the people who made the original of such a big hit, there was a high order.

Several other writers, along with Scott, eventually created the story we saw in continuation. The director turned out to be a great fan of how it turned out as He has already announced the plans for the potential “Gladiator 3” with the return of Paul Mescal. For his part, Craig feels that they made the right call, leaving this scene with the movie:

“I think they probably made the right decision without using it. But I was on this from Ridley (Scott) for a while … I kind of giving them a big menu and they chose some things from it, and I think they left a lot of right things.”

Regardless of whether the continuation was satisfied with the following observation, this is largely the issue of individual taste. The camera from the cut probably would not move the needle anyway, but maybe it felt a little forced. “Gladiator II” is criticized for lack of historical accuracyBut, again, Scott does not seek to make an accurate historical epic. You don’t have fun, he can ask?

You can grab “Gladiator II” on 4K, Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon.