Gladiator 2’s original script made Russell Crowe a time-traveling zombie warrior
Rocker Nick Cave wrote it at Russell Crowe’s request. The response? ‘Don’t like it, mate’ ...
What happened to Nick Cave’s Gladiator script?
Riding on the success of Gladiator in 2000, Russell Crowe rang Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave and asked him to pen a ...
A legendary musician wrote a bonkers Gladiator II movie that was never made
With Gladiator II now in theaters, let's fondly remember the bonkers version musician Nick Cave wrote back in the early 2000s ...
Ridley Scott reveals why Nick Cave’s crazy Gladiator 2 script didn’t get made
The highly-anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning 2000 historic drama from Ridley Scott picks up years after gladiator ...
The Original Gladiator 2 Saw Russell Crowe Return as an Immortal Time Traveler
We examine the road to Gladiator II not taken in a 2001 screenplay by Nick Cave. Written at the behest of Russell Crowe, it ...
Gladiator 2: Ridley Scott Reveals Russell Crowe’s Original Plan to Return
In a recent discussion, acclaimed director Ridley Scott revealed that Russell Crowe was extremely enthusiastic about ...
Why Russell Crowe Gave This Would-Be Nick Cave Gladiator Sequel From the 2000s a Big Thumbs Down
An award-winning blockbuster franchise. A postpunk legend as screenwriter. What could go wrong? A lot, actually. As Gladiator Week comes to a close, we’re breaking down the saga of another, very ...
Steven Spielberg Stopped Ridley Scott Directing Nick Cave's Bonkers 'Gladiator 2' Script
Gladiator II takes place 20 years after Ridley Scott's original film, with Paul Mescal playing an older Lucius, the son of ...
Gladiator 2: Russell Crowe Wanted Maximus To Return, Ridley Scott Says
In a recent discussion, acclaimed director Ridley Scott revealed that Russell Crowe was extremely enthusiastic about ...
This Original Idea For Gladiator II Was, Frankly, Completely Ludicrous
Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott kept Gladiator fans waiting for almost two decades for a follow-up to his Oscar-winning ...
Russell Crowe Initially Wanted To “Come Back From The Dead” In ‘Gladiator II,’ Ridley Scott Says
According to helmer Ridley Scott, 'Gladiator' star Russell Crowe initially wanted to reincarnate his character of Maximus in ...
Is There Going to Be a Gladiator 3? Everything We Know
The good news is that Scott doesn’t see Gladiator II as the end of the story. He told French magazine Premiere: “People ask ...