Comments on: Ridley Scott Says He’s Still Trying To Make A Sequel To ‘Gladiator’

By: Hornacek

Hornacek — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:08:00 +0000

From what I remember, Gladiator did not have any fantastical parts like Gods, people coming back from the dead, immortality, etc. It was set in the “real world” with real life-and-death rules. Bring Crowe’s character back to life just so you can make a sequel that nobody seems to be asking for (except Scott) seems to be a mistake and a betrayal of everything Gladiator stands for.

As big a tonal shift as it would be if you made a sequel to Bridesmaids where they all went into space.

By: Stephen Scott

Stephen Scott — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:28:00 +0000

To be followed by a sequal to Blackhawk Down. He seems intent on ruining all goodwill associated with his previous good movies.

By: selfie kroos

selfie kroos — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 01:45:00 +0000

That can’t be actually what they were planning…

By: Jeff Rittenour

Jeff Rittenour — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 01:22:00 +0000

sounds cool. I’d watch it…

By: RomeisFalling

RomeisFalling — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 23:47:00 +0000

My question is why would it even have to be Russell Crowe’s character?

It’s been way too long as it is. Another film based around a different gladiator wouldn’t be so bad.

By: Bo

Bo — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:13:00 +0000

I’ve sure like a lot of Scott’s movies in the past, but I fear he’s becoming the James Patterson of the movie business and just putting out movie after movie after movie and they seem, for me, to suffer from that kind of output and mentality. Like I wouldn’t read a mass produced James Patterson book if they were the only books available on Earth. Pity, as Scott was a very talented and unique director once upon a time.

By: Glorious_Cause

Glorious_Cause — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:06:00 +0000

In reply to Wildflower. Like Spielberg

By: Glorious_Cause

Glorious_Cause — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:05:00 +0000

No No No!!!!!

By: Patrick Prevenas

Patrick Prevenas — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:55:00 +0000

Gladiator stands alone. There is no continuation of that story. Please don’t let this happen.

By: T Reich

T Reich — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:11:00 +0000

I tried to imagine how a Gladiator sequel could be decent and compliment the first movie, but I can’t come up with anything. The story is complete and the only advantage I can see in making it would be from a financial perspective. The only character from the first movie that I can imagine centering the movie on is Djimon Hounsou’s Juba. A kind of redemption story of the journey back home and coming to terms with his violent slave past. But again, doesn’t really add the the story, just tells a new story that have some overlapping scenes and characters from the first movie.

But lets face it, Ridley Scott isn’t known for quality over quantity. There are a handful of his movies that I absolutely loved. But there are even more that I didn’t. While enough of his movies are successful for him to continue a productive career as a director, I can only recommend watching about 1 out of every 3 that he has made.

By: Wildflower

Wildflower — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:04:00 +0000

“…gone from being a filmaker to a movie manufacturer…”
That says it all!

By: AlienFanatic

AlienFanatic — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:09:00 +0000

After reading that proposed method for bringing Maximus back I can only marvel at the quality of the drugs that screenwriters can get their hands on these days.

Gladiator isn’t Clash of the Titans, nor is Maximus Hercules. There WERE no gods, only petty despots, ambitious courtiers, allies, and a very human hero. Maximus died and to take that back would to be to reduce the impact of the original film. It was an excellent film that stands on its own merits and that absolutely does not demand a sequel.

I have to imagine that Sir Scott feels his mortality looming over him. Revisiting past triumphs must be terribly tempting, but the risks have got to be greater than the rewards at this point. His legacy is already assured; he can only diminish it by pursuing these backward-looking vanity projects.

By: Drock

Drock — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:04:00 +0000

Gladiator sequal sounds terrible

By: bohmer

bohmer — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000

Is R. Scott trolling us at this point?!