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Musician Nick Cave was invited to draft a version by Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott

Scenario

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.. In the years following the release of the first film, there were numerous attempts to write a sequel. His version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome, and would have seen Maximus arrive in the afterlife, only to be faced with other souls who are yet to ascend further.

The studio decided not to go through with this version, but the script is available to read online

He is eventually tasked by Jupiter and other Roman deities to return to earth to find and kill Hephaestus, a former deity who has betrayed them. From there, he is resurrected as a Christian and finds himself journeying back to Rome, on a mission to stop Christianity from spreading, while crossing paths with the new Emperor, Lucius. The movie would have ended with Maximus being cursed to live for an eternity, featuring a montage of the soldier battling through the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, eventually revealing a modern-day Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington.

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Featured in The 7PM Project: Episode dated 3 July 2024 (2024). … Not quite but it would be nice If other recently released sequels could reach this level.Gladiator II is an excellent sequel.

The characters are a highlight, each one with a complex story whose motivations have been shaped by how Rome has treated them

It's grand, the set design is beautiful and the cinemaphotography is on point but there's moreWhilst slaves, gladiators and the Colosseum were a given. These characters are backed by strong acting performances that bring them to life from the likes of Washington, Pascal, Mescal, Nielsen and more .This action is gritty and enjoyable although some of the CGI does not hold up. I also enjoyed the fresh new score which only called back to the epic original when it made sense to do so.This sequel feels like a gladiator movie, more importantly it feels like a story worth telling.

It's not perfect: The two and half hours run time flies by and isn't enough to let certain story beats sink in but it's about as strong a sequel you could hope for especially one that builds on the historical narrative of the original