In a recent discussion, acclaimed director Ridley Scott revealed that Russell Crowe was extremely enthusiastic about reprising his role of General Maximus in Gladiator 2. The actor, who won the ...

Russell Crowe On ‘Gladiator 2’, Playing Fathers In Both The DCU And The MCU, And Why Comic-Book Movies Have Come Of Age: “The Audience Has Grown Up” — Karlovy Vary International Film ...

Prior to Gladiator 2 ’s release, there had been much talk about whether Russell Crowe would join Gladiator 2 's cast as Maximus Decimus Meridius. The idea of continuing this franchise without ...

In the original film, Lucius was a secondary character at best, and the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus. The young boy ...

Russell Crowe was notably not featured in Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated sequel Gladiator II but that doesn't mean he has been silent about his absence. Crowe won an Academy Award for his ...

According to one of the writers, the original lead, Russell Crowe, was supposed to make a cameo in Gladiator II. Gladiator, starring Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, was well received globally ...

Even though Russell Crowe is not in Gladiator 2, director Ridley Scott has revealed that Crowe originally wanted to reprise his role, even if it meant bringing him back from the dead.

Russell Crowe has no plans to reprise his “Gladiator” role, saying his character is "six feet under." Crowe was one of several celebrities honored at the Czech film festival.

This is not the first time that Crowe weighs in on Gladiator 2. In an interview in 2023, he said he was “slightly jealous” he was not part of the sequel.

And he goes, ‘just a little less snot.’ Though the stories about Russell Crowe’s alleged Gladiator script contributions have been debunked, inspired scenes like this still live on.