FILM director Sir Ridley Scott has already started working on a third Gladiator movie. His revelation comes days after the release of the sequel — and 24 years after the original. Sir Ridley, 86, said he had “already written 12 pages” of the next script.
The British filmmaker, known for classics such as Alien and Blade Runner, has always enjoyed doodling and sketching and storyboards his movies in detail. Asked if he had started sketching scenes for the third film , he said: “Yes!” Gladiator II came out in cinemas on Friday. It stars Irishman Paul Mescal in the title role.
READ MORE ON GLADIATOR II He plays Lucius — the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius from the first film. Hollywood’s Russell Crowe won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the Roman general-turned gladiator in the 2000 epic. A HOTLY anticipated sequel film can feel a little like queuing for a rollercoaster.
There’s the nerves that it won’t be as good as the first time you rode it, the feeling that perhaps you shouldn’t even get on in case you want to get off straight away — and the adrenaline the moment it starts. This is exactly how I felt building up to seeing the long-awaited Gladiator II — released 24 years after the original. With Sir Ridley Scott once again directing the Colosseum extravaganza, could it possibly be as good as his first Roman spectacular? Well, it’s not.
But, boy, does it put up a good fight. In Gladiator world, it’s 16 years since the demis.