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Gladiator 2!
Posted on 1/30/15 at 10:42 am
Posted on 1/30/15 at 10:42 am
Did you know that there was talk of a sequel to Gladiator?
Check out one of the proposed Scripts
Some Trippy stuff to be sure.
Check out one of the proposed Scripts
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And so, pitches were made. Maybe, one writer suggested, Gladiator 2 could be a prequel, one focusing on the years Maximus spent as a General for the Roman army. Or maybe, another team of writers offered, it could be a spin-off focusing on the post-Gladiatoradventures of the Emperor's grandson, Lucius, who we'd later find out was actually Maximus' son all along! Or what about a multi-generational thing a la The Godfather Part II, with Maximus appearing in flashbacks and his son, Marius, getting into...I dunno, some sort of gladiatorial hijinks? Or hey, Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott suggested: what if we really swung for the fences and hired Nick Cave to write a sequel that'd tackle Crowe's death head-on, something supernatural that'd find Maximus overcoming a new series of obstacles in the afterlife?
As crazy as that last idea sounds, it wasn't dismissed on the spot. Perhaps Dreamworks was just humoring Scott, Crowe and their newly re-established box office clout. Maybe they actually liked the ballsiness of the concept, and were excited at the prospect of delivering something so unexpected. Or maybe the other pitches were just so boring by comparison, they were willing to try anything at that point and didn't see the harm in letting Cave take a run at it. Whatever the case may be, Nick Cave's Gladiator 2 actually got written, and lemme tell ya: it is totally fricking bananas.
Some Trippy stuff to be sure.
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Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:02 am to TygerTyger
I might be OK with a Maximus war movie prequel. We're due for another good sword and sandal movie. Of course, Russell Crowe has really aged since the first one so I don't know if he's believable as a younger Maximus 15 years later.
quote:That kid was a little weenie bitch. No way he's believable as a badass or Maximus' son.
Emperor's grandson, Lucius, who we'd later find out was actually Maximus' son all along!
quote:Like a kick-arse Roman version of What Dreams May Come? Yeah, I'd watch that. It's definitely a different idea. Could be an abject disaster but I would respect the risk.
sequel that'd tackle Crowe's death head-on, something supernatural that'd find Maximus overcoming a new series of obstacles in the afterlife?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:03 am to TygerTyger
Get Ridley Scott out of the room and I might be interested with the prequel idea.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:07 am to TygerTyger
I like Cave's version. Holy hell that would be epic. 
In fact, if anyone's with pull is reading this. I'd like to help fund the damn thing.
In fact, if anyone's with pull is reading this. I'd like to help fund the damn thing.
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 11:11 am
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:13 am to TygerTyger
Lawlz no studio is going to give $100+ million to the Nick Cave idea.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:20 am to Superior Pariah
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Lawlz no studio is going to give $100+ million to the Nick Cave idea.
I dunno, a studio gave $175+ million to the Evan Almighty idea
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:58 pm to Jamohn
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Russell Crowe has really aged since the first one so I don't know if he's believable as a younger Maximus 15 years later
Well,given Crowe's reputation as a complete pain in the arse to work with,perhaps a different Maximus? I know,I've just commited heresy.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 1:07 pm to RD Dawg
Terrible idea. Nothing can be left alone anymore.
Next summer! The sequel to Shawshank! The Warden is still alive!
Next summer! The sequel to Shawshank! The Warden is still alive!
Posted on 1/30/15 at 1:11 pm to Akit1
Completely agree that it shouldn't be made.
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 1:11 pm to Akit1
quote:The Expendables are dispatched to Zihuatanejo to capture Andy and Red, who have now used the Warden's money to become powerful drug lords in the cartel and are now in a beachside fort protected by a cartel army and the corrupt Mexican Police and Federalis!
The sequel to Shawshank!
Tell me you wouldn't watch that shite!
Posted on 1/30/15 at 1:53 pm to Jamohn
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Tell me you wouldn't watch that shite!
Andy and Red trade in the warden's shoes for a pair of those really snazzy cartel boots. IWWI...
On topic: Maximus prequel could be cool if they had another, younger guy to play him. It would be expensive as shite to make it right though.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 2:04 pm to Akit1
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Next summer! The sequel to Shawshank! The Warden is still alive!
Nah, it'll be a prequel about how Red landed in Shawshank.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 4:41 pm to Superior Pariah
this movie needs no sequel. It would be like a sequel to Titanic.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 4:50 pm to TygerTyger
Hooray! A sequel to the most overrated movie in history... slightly ahead of "Braveheart". Will there be a Bravheart 2, too?
Heh... I said tu tu.
Heh... I said tu tu.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 5:31 pm to Jamohn
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Of course, Russell Crowe has really aged since the first one so I don't know if he's believable as a younger Maximus 15 years later.
CGI the hell out of him. Peter Jackson and Legolas style.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 5:38 pm to TygerTyger
Would watch all but the prequel. I hate prequels.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 9:51 pm to TygerTyger
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Nick Cave to write a sequel that'd tackle Crowe's death head-on, something supernatural that'd find Maximus overcoming a new series of obstacles in the afterlife?
Thatd be awesome
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