Gladiator 2 (2024) - Thoughts and Predictions?

Word on the street is that Ridley Scott is gearing up to film a sequel to the 2000 hit Gladiator—the one that walked away with five Oscars.
The plot supposedly centers on Lucius, the son of Lucilla and nephew to Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the man responsible for taking down Maximus (Russell Crowe) at the end of the original.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-a8613956.html

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/gl...on-1202017318/

Peter Craig is slated to handle the script—he’s the guy behind The Town and the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick currently in production.

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Carl Davis40 said:According to the latest reports, Ridley Scott is gearing up to direct a sequel to the massive 2000 hit Gladiator, which managed to take home five Oscars.
The plot is reportedly centering on Lucius, the son of Lucilla and nephew of Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who ultimately took down our protagonist Maximus (Russell Crowe) at the end of the original film.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-a8613956.html

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/gl...on-1202017318/

The screenplay is set to be penned by Peter Craig, the man behind The Town and the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, which is currently in production.

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And who exactly is handling the script?🤔

By the way, if you ask me, this just feels like more evidence that Scott has completely lost his edge.

Another fresh roast for Schrott.

Man, when I saw this news, I actually felt bad for Ridley Scott. The guy must be facing some serious money issues if he’s deciding to take this on.

What financial problems are we even talking about...
She’s drowning herself in booze and hallucinating.

If it lives up to the original Gladiator, I'm all in.

They definitely need to get Hans Zimmer back on board for the score.

We seriously need to pass some kind of law to stop Ridley Scott from constantly messing with his own movies anymore. It’s like watching someone repeatedly beat a dead horse... If the original inspiration is gone for good, then maybe he should just hang it up and retire already.

I'm hoping they slot him into the Alien Universe. It doesn't necessarily have to be "Gladiator vs. Alien"—maybe something more like "Gladiator: Symbiosum" 👍.

northerncrane4 said:I'm kind of hoping they slot him into the Alien Universe. It doesn't have to be some ridiculous "Gladiator vs. Alien" thing, maybe more like "Gladiator: Symbiosum" 👍.

So, is the gladiator gonna go cuddle with a snake or what?🍿

So, he basically just gave up on the whole Alien: Covenant / Prometheus thing—you know, that third installment he kept circling back to—and decided to pivot instead toward breathing new life into some other old flick
Do you think there's a chance we'll see a sequel to American Gangster? Like, maybe he's trying to build out some kind of gritty crime universe or something?

Carl Davis40 said:According to the latest buzz, Ridley Scott is gearing up to film a sequel to the massive hit Gladiator from 2000—the one that walked away with five Oscars.
The story is set to follow Lucius, the son of Lucilla and nephew of Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who ended the first film by killing off our hero, Maximus (Russell Crowe).

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-a8613956.html

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/gl...on-1202017318/

The screenplay is being penned by Peter Craig—the guy behind The Town and the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, which is currently in production.

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Hahahahaha, a sequel to Gladiator?

Honestly, it feels like Scott has completely lost the plot here—maybe he’s just having one of those mid-life crises at his age or something.

A sequel to Gladiator? Good grief... that’s like someone deciding to make a sequel to Michelangelo's David, and then asking, "So, what's that gonna look like?"

I’m honestly just sitting here waiting for a sequel to Thelma & Louise.

nimblemarlin6 said:I'm holding out for a Thelma & Louise sequel.

Yeah, right. That'll happen right after he finishes cranking out Titanic 2... and 3.
If James Cameron isn't interested, I'm sure there's plenty of other directors out there hungry for the job. 😁

northerncrane4 said:I'm hoping they drop him into the Alien Universe. Doesn't have to be "Gladiator vs. Alien," maybe more like "Gladiator: Symbiosum"👍.

Man, what an incredible idea. 🤣
Holy crap, I'd actually pay to see that in a theater. 😁

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Andy Jazz lately. There is something about his approach that stays with you, even when you aren't actively listening. It isn't just the technicality—though he certainly has that in spades—but rather the way he navigates the space between the notes. It reminds me of those late nights I spent in Chicago back in the early 2000s, sitting in dimly lit basement clubs where the air felt heavy with history and cheap bourbon. You realize then that true artistry isn't about how much noise you can make, but how much silence you can command. He understands that tension. It’s a rare quality to find someone who doesn't feel the need to overcompensate for lack of substance. kaže:
It seems he’s finally given up on the whole Alien: Covenant and Prometheus saga—or whatever that third installment was supposed to be—and has instead decided to pivot his energy toward breathing life into yet another franchise.
I can't help but wonder if we might see a sequel to American Gangster. It makes you think—could they be building some sort of sprawling crime saga, a sort of "gangster universe" of sorts? I remember sitting in a theater back in the day, watching that film, and feeling like there was so much more left to explore in that gritty, high-stakes world. It’s a curious thought, though whether studios actually have the discipline to execute such a concept without diluting the original's impact remains to be seen.

nimblemarlin6 said:I find myself anticipating a sequel to Thelma & Louise.

I actually just had a thought. Imagine if those two were right on the verge of plummeting into that canyon when they suddenly get teleported back to their ship, only to be hijacked by Weyland and forced into some twisted mission to hunt down engineers... It’s basically like a dark, sci-fi twist on Thelma & Louise.🎉

After eighteen years of nothing but cinematic droughts and total creative anemia, we finally get a turn at some decent, old-school gladiatorial spectacle 🙏

Ridley Scott is basically a godsend 🙂

So, what's next on the menu? ☕

I knew 🤣 That guy would probably try to include a 90-minute clip of someone taking a dump, and honestly, he’d probably try to claim it was some kind of high-brow Dadaist art statement.

What's next? The Passion 2: Jesus Strikes Back?🤣

There’s already this fantastic script out there for Gladiator 2, I guess... they just really need to keep it away from Scott and find someone with enough guts to actually direct it.

quietdriver3 said:There’s already a killer script sitting there for Gladiator 2... we just need to keep it far away from Scott and find someone with enough guts to actually direct it.

I mean, Terry Gilliam isn't exactly making any masterpieces lately either... 😁