Ridley Scott is opening up about her relationship with Russell Crowe Next No Gladiator of II Premieres in theaters later this year.
In 2000, Crowe starred in a film directed by Scott, in which he played Maximus Decimus Meridius. The actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the 2001 film Scott, is not part of the sequel as his character dies a tragic death at the end.
“The plot, frankly, was right under our noses,” Scott said Empire Magazine about Gladiator II. “I think it was so close under our noses that we thought it was too easy.”
He continued, “I think so [Crowe is] Still one of the best actors in the world, and I think we have a good relationship. I hope we do. Until he starts ranting about how he wasn’t consulted. Why would I? He is dead!”
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Crowe is open with his feelings Gladiator Sequel and Recently commented on the film.
“I’m a little upset about the fact that they’re making another one — because, of course, I’m dead and I don’t have a say in what happens,” Crowe said. With Kyle Meredith… podcast “But some of the things I’ve heard I’m like – no, no, no, it’s not in that particular character’s moral journey. But I can’t say anything, it’s not my place, I’m six feet under. So we’ll see how that goes. “
He continued, “It does in a funny way – I reflect back: the age I was when I made that film and everything that followed, that particular movie opened the door for me. This is just me being completely honest: definitely melancholy. There is an illusion, an illusion of jealousy.” Then he quipped, “I remember when I had tendons.”
In an interview in 2023, Crowe admitted he was “slightly jealous”. It was not part of the sequel.
“The only thing I really feel about it is a little jealousy, you know? Because I was a very young man, obviously, and it was a big experience in my life,” he said Collider. “It’s something that changed my life, really. It changed the way people perceived me and what I do for a living, and, you know, I’ve been very fortunate to be in a lot of big movies, but it The film’s legs are incredible.”
This Gladiator The sequel is set years after the original film and features Meskel taking over the role of Lucious that Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in the 2000 movie. In the follow-up, Mescal plays Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
Gladiator II Set to premiere in the US on November 22, it stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington among others.
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