Ridley Scott stated that he already has an idea for “Gladiator 3” and has started preparations. The famous director wants to continue the series.
Preparations for Gladiator 3 have begun. Even before Gladiator 2 was released, the famous director Ridley Scott announced that he started working on the third movie.
Audiences have been waiting for Gladiator 2, which will be released years after the first movie. The sequel takes place years after the events of the first movie. Paul Mescal plays the adult Lucius, son of Lucilla and nephew of Commodus. Sent as a child by his mother to Numidia in North Africa, beyond the reach of the Roman Empire, Lucius returns to Rome as a gladiator. Here Lucius makes new enemies and is reunited with his mother. The cast also stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn.
Speaking to France’s Premiere magazine, Ridley Scott said, “I’m already toying with the idea of Gladiator 3. No, seriously! I’ve lit the fuse,” he said.
Scott said that the story of the third movie will be inspired by The Godfather franchise. The finale of Gladiator 2 will end with Michael Corleone facing a job he doesn’t want and thinking, “What should I do now, The Godfather?” “So the next movie will be about a guy who doesn’t want to be where he is,” Scott added.
What Will Happen Before Gladiator 3? Ridley Scott Prepares for the Biggest Action Sequel of His Career
Scott claims that the opening scene of Gladiator 2 will be the biggest action sequence of his career. The director revealed that in this scene, Lucius, played by Mescal, will face off against a rhinoceros in the Colosseum. Scott stated that they used computer technology and artificial intelligence to create the rhino:
“We created something that can read every molecule and wrinkle of a rhino, and by cutting it on a thick piece of plastic, we created something exactly in the shape of a rhino body, adapted to the shape of a skeleton.”
Gladiator 2 is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2024. The success of the movie will determine whether a third movie will be made. But Scott, who claims Gladiator 2 is “the best thing he’s ever done”, is almost certain that the movie will be a success.
At 86, Ridley Scott remains one of Hollywood’s most prolific directors. The director sometimes releases two movies a year. Scott’s next project will be a Bee Gees biopic written by John Logan and Joe Penhall. Filming is expected to begin next year in London and Miami.
