The star of the original movie confirmed that he would not be in the new “Gladiator,” but wished his young colleague good luck.
Russell Crowe, 58, has confirmed he won’t be playing in Gladiator 2 after winning the Best Actor Oscar in 2001. But the sequel will star rising star, Oscar nominee, and Angelina Jolie’s alleged boyfriend, Paul Mescal. The Daily Mail writes about it.
A sequel to “Gladiator” has been confirmed, it just came out two months ago. Ridley Scott had been planning a sequel for a long time, but things didn’t go beyond the plans. He even wanted to “revive” Maximus, the commander played by Crow, with the help of the Roman gods and fight in the bloodiest wars in human history. The sequel received the working title “Gladiator 2: The Killer of the Christ”.
In the original movie, Russell Crowe played Maximus, a former Roman general who is sold into slavery after his family is murdered, but returns to Rome to take revenge on Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
The movie grossed $503 million at the box office, winning five Oscars and many more.
The sequel will be directed by Ridley Scott and will feature Paul Mescal as Lucius, Commodus’ nephew. Denzel Washington was also featured in the movie.
Crowe, 58, announced on The Ryan Turbidi Show that although he wished Mescal good luck, he was not working on a sequel.
“I was sure at some point they would want to ask me something, but everyone was quiet. It’s a continuation of the story, so it doesn’t interest me at all,” the actor said.
“This young actor Paul is a good man and I wish him good luck,” said Crowe, adding that he liked the idea of a Gladiator sequel.
He also stated that his old friends will be involved in the making of the new movie: the designers who make the armor, the gunsmiths and the leather workers.
“I don’t want to talk too much about it because it takes me back to a time when I was much younger,” Crowe admitted, adding that he always enjoyed making historical films with great costumes and the opportunity to swing. sword.
However, Russell Crowe has not yet retired. He will later appear in The Pope’s Exorcist. The premiere will take place on April 7, 2023.
Crowe will play Father Gabriele Amorta, unofficially the Vatican’s chief exorcist, who has performed more than 100,000 exorcisms. Father Gabriele is a real character. He died in 2016 as he wrote a memoir about his activities. The rights to the film adaptation of the life story and memoirs of the Italian exorcist were acquired by Screen Gems in 2018.
It was learned earlier that Russell Crowe had married his young lover. He divorced his first wife, Australian actress Danielle Spencer, in 2012.
Source: Focus
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