Gladiator 2 may not be out yet, and Ridley Scott may be approaching 90, but he’s already working on a script for the third film.
After a 24-year hiatus, the classic 2000 historical epic Gladiator is finally getting a sequel, with Ridley Scott still at the helm, which is impressive considering the director is 86 (and will be 87 next month). It was quite a long wait for a sequel, especially one so directly related, but if Scott has his way, you probably won’t have to wait that long for the third installment. While a third film has not been officially announced in any capacity, in a recent interview with Total Film (in the magazine’s latest issue, via GamesRadar) Scott said he is currently working on a script for this film, although he hasn’t written much of it yet.
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“I’m already eight pages in,” Scott said. “I have the beginning of a very good track.” Of course, there’s not much there yet, but the director clearly has an idea of where he’s going, saying, “If Gladiator 3 gets made, I don’t think you’ll ever go back to the arena. But I felt like I had to get back into the arena…” It’s unclear what this means for the upcoming second film and this hypothetical third film, but I’m sure for all you die-hard Gladiator fans (there must be some of you, right?) it will be tempting comment.
Scott also talked about the legacy of the original Gladiator, saying, “The first film really captured the imagination in a way I didn’t expect. Because when they heard that Ridley was doing a Roman epic – a sword and a spear and a sandal movie – there was a lot of giggling because up until then they had always been very, you know, old-style Hollywood. And I knew what to do.
Gladiator 2 will be released on November 15 in the UK and November 22 in the US.
