{"id":129443,"date":"2024-11-24T06:26:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T23:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129443"},"modified":"2024-11-24T06:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T23:26:10","slug":"everything-ridley-scott-has-said-about-gladiator-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129443","title":{"rendered":"Everything Ridley Scott Has Said About &#8216;Gladiator 3&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>[The following story contains spoilers for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/gladiator-ii\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gladiator-ii\" data-tag=\"gladiator-ii\">Gladiator II<\/a>.]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ridley-scott\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ridley-scott\" data-tag=\"ridley-scott\">Ridley Scott<\/a> already has a plan for <em>Gladiator III<\/em>, and he has not been shy when it comes to dropping hints about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe visionary director has been promoting his new action-epic sequel, which is set to deliver a $60 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/wicked-box-office-gladiator-ii-opening-1236070020\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/wicked-box-office-gladiator-ii-opening-1236070020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opening weekend at the box office<\/a>. Scott, who turns 87 next week, already wants to return to the arena \u2014 and not wait two decades this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Gladiator II<\/em> ends with Paul Mescal\u2019s Lucius having gained the backing of an army and having defeated the villainous Macrinus (Denzel Washington), following his killing of the two Emperors, Geta and Caracalla\u00a0(Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger). The ending gives the weary Lucius an opportunity to seize power for himself. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tScott says the sequel will pick up on that idea and draw inspiration from <em>The Godfather Part II<\/em>, where Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is now the undisputed leader of organized crime and has to decide how far he\u2019ll go to keep his crown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThere\u2019s already an idea,\u201d Scott told <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cI always had this idea that <em>The Godfather <\/em>ends with Michael not wanting the job. He sits there, and there\u2019s this push-in on Al. He\u2019s already had his hand kissed. He\u2019s betrayed his wife with lies. [Lucius] isn\u2019t quite that evil at all. He\u2019s wondering, \u2018Father, what do I do?\u2019 Paul not wanting the job is a good place to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tScott added to <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.premiere.fr\/Cinema\/News-Cinema\/Ridley-Scott-prepare-deja-Gladiator-3--exclu\">Premiere<\/a><\/em> magazine, \u201cThe next [film] will be about a man who doesn\u2019t want to be where he is.\u201d He also said to <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/action-movies\/ridley-scott-has-already-written-8-pages-of-the-gladiator-3-script-ive-got-the-beginning-of-a-very-good-footprint\/\">Total Film<\/a><\/em>, \u201cI\u2019ve already got eight pages. I\u2019ve got the beginning of a very good footprint\u201d and added, \u201cIf there\u2019s a\u00a0<em>Gladiator 3<\/em>, I don\u2019t think you\u2019d ever go back into the arena. But I had to go back into the arena\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOf course, any movie called <em>Gladiator<\/em> somehow has to figure out a way to return its hero to the arena. Even if Lucius becomes Emperor, being Emperor certainly didn\u2019t keep the first film\u2019s Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) from eventually stepping onto the sand. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFor his part, Mescal has said he\u2019s extremely willing to take on the role a second time \u201cOh yeah, massively down,\u201d the actor said to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/global\/paul-mescal-gladiator-3-massively-down-1236208786\/\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think it will be [24] years, but I have no idea when it will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tScott also hinted that the first film\u2019s Emperor, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), is a source of potential inspiration for Lucius\u2019 story. While the character is portrayed rather benevolently in the first film, and Aurelius\u2019 writings about stoicism have become rather fashionable as of late, Scott is rather critical of the historical figure. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to include [Aurelius] alongside every demagogue today,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think he felt guilty about what he had done \u2014 hence his writings in <em>Meditations<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhen <em>THR<\/em> asked Scott if he ever considered a different fate for any of his major characters in <em>Gladiator II<\/em>, the director said he hadn\u2019t. \u201cNo,\u201d the filmmaker said. \u201cLucius had to live. Mom [Connie Nielsen] had to go. The evil guy had to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA sequel can\u2019t happen too quickly, however, as the director is gearing up to helm a Bee Gees biopic in early 2025. But if recent years have shown anything, it\u2019s that Scott is quite prolific and has no problem shifting gears to quickly tackle another project. For more, see <em>THR<\/em>\u2018s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/ridley-scott-interview-gladiator-2-alien-blade-runner-1236049190\/\">extended Q&amp;A with Scott<\/a> about <em>Gladiator II <\/em>and his five-decade filmmaking career and feature story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/making-of-gladiator-ii-ridley-scott-paul-mescal-1236066080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">going behind the scenes of the new film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/everything-ridley-scott-has-said-gladiator-3-1236069492\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[The following story contains spoilers for Gladiator II.] Ridley Scott already has a plan for Gladiator III, and he has not been shy when it comes to dropping hints about &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129443\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}