The sequel to "Gladiator" would be on display with original director, Ridley Scott

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Ridley Scott advances with a sequel to "Gladiator", Deadline reported Thursday.

Scott, who directed the original 2000 film with Russell Crowe, plans to take the lead, and "Top Gun: Maverick" screenwriter Peter Craig has been called to write the "Gladiator 2" script, according to the website. entertainment, unnamed city. sources.

The project piloted by Scott is in the "early stages of development," and Paramount is negotiating to secure it, according to The Hollywood Reporter. DreamWorks produced the original.

Russell Crowe's Roman Gladiator's hero, Maximus, was murdered by Commodus, the old-fashioned evil of Joaquin Phoenix, in the original (but managed to kill his rival before he was bled). Reports.

Variety said that Universal had an option to co-finance the sequel.

The epic of 2000 will be a difficult act to follow. He has won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe.

The representatives of Paramount and Scott did not immediately return HuffPost's requests for comment.