Gladiator sequel is 'moving forward with casting'... 23 years after release of the original epic
dailymail.co.ukSir Ridley Scott's planned Gladiator sequel is reportedly moving forward with casting.The moviemaker, 85, has been working on a follow-up to his 2000 epic which starred Russell Crowe as former Roman general Maximus seeking revenge after being forced into slavery and a new report from Puck News suggests movie bosses are now looking to cast the lead actors.Scott previously confirmed the script was finished but he was trying to find time in his busy schedule to get the project going.
Back for more: Sir Ridley Scott's planned Gladiator sequel is reportedly moving forward with castingLast month, reports suggested the new film will follow the story of Lucius - the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix's tyrant character Commodus who was saved by Maximus in the first film.Connie Nielsen - who played Lucius' mother Lucilla - is said to be returning along with Djimon Hounsou who played Juba - a man kidnapped from his home by slave traders.
Speaking in 2021, Scott insisted the Gladiator sequel would be next on his list as soon as he finished work on Napoleon - which stars Phoenix as the French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte and is due for release on Apple TV Plus later this year.Scott told Empire magazine: 'I'm already having [the next] Gladiator written now.
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