Ridley Scott wants to shoot the sequel to "Gladiator"

The monumental film "Gladiator" was the big winner of an Oscar in 2001. Directed by Ridley Scott, the breathtaking film has won five awards, including Best Film and lead actor Russell Crowe. Scott, 80, is now targeting a sequel, as reported Thursday industry newspapers "Deadline.com," "Hollywood Reporter" and other US media outlets.

November 2, 2018 0:43

The American screenwriter Peter Craig ("The Hunger Games", "Top Gun: Maverick") was commissioned with the script of "Gladiator 2", he said.

At the end of the original film, the two main characters die in a duel, the gladiator to the famous hero (Crowe) and his rival, the devious emperor son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). The sequel should revolve around the young Lucius, son of the sister of Commodus Lucilla (Connie Nielsen).

The British Scott recently shot the drama "All the money of the world" (2017). In "Blade Runner 2049" (2017), an extension of his science fiction film "Blade Runner" in 1982, he was only executive producer, directed by the Canadian Denis Villeneuve. At first, we did not know anything about a possible shooting start for "Gladiator 2".