Russell Crowe as Maximus in Gladiator
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Russell Crowe shares his feelings about Gladiator 2 being made without him. Released in 2000, Ridley Scott's Gladiator featured Crowe in the lead role as Maximus, a Roman general who is sold into slavery before becoming a hero of the gladiatorial arena.
While the actor is careful to not get into too many specifics regarding what he knows about the new film, he admits to feeling protective of the character of Maximus and that story, and how it could be treated in the sequel. Check out Crowe's full comment below: “I reflect back on the age I was when I made that film and all the things that came after it and the doors that particular movie opened for me. So there’s definitely a tinge — and this is just being purely honest — a tinge of melancholy, a tinge of jealousy . Because I remember when I had tendons.”
Just because Crowe isn't reprising his role as Maximus in the Gladiator 2 cast, however, doesn't mean his character's actions from the first film won't echo through the sequel's story. Lucius was featured in the original film , and he watched Maximus' final battle against Commodus play out in the Colosseum. These events surely had an effect on him, and it's perhaps why he chose to go off on his own in Gladiator 2, leaving his life among the Roman elite behind.
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