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    Report: Chris Hemsworth Begs Russell Crowe to Make 'Gladiator 2'

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    The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ star, who is bonding with his fellow Australian actor during the making of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, is allegedly interested in co-producing a sequel to the Oscar-winning film.

    Apr 6, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Chris Hemsworth and Russell Crowe, who has reportedly landed a cameo role in “Thor: Love and Thunder”, could be teaming up for another movie. Rumor has it that the two actors have be in talks about making “Gladiator 2”.

    According to New Idea, the 37-year-old hunk is trying to convince the Oscar-winning actor to let him co-produce the sequel. They have reportedly spent hours talking and exchanging script ideas for the unconfirmed project.

    Interestingly, the site reports that it’s actually Hemsworth’s wife Elsa Pataky who initiated the talks about the “Gladiator” sequel. “She’s often joked they could easily pass off as father and son – and Russell thinks he could be the only man to credibly play his son in a ‘Gladiator’ sequel,” a source tells the site.

    As for Hemsworth’s personal relationship with Crowe, the site notes that their “binding romance” was on full display during the “Thor: Love and Thunder” cast’s outing at a rugby game in Sydney, Australia in late March. At the time, they were joined by Hemsworth’s wife as well as his co-stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum as well as the movie’s director Taika Waititi.

    “Chris is in awe of Russell,” the so-called insider close to the Byron Bay-based star additionally dishes. “He hangs off his every word and Russ has really taken him under his wing.”

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    Crowe portrayed Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, in 2000’s “Gladiator”. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor.

    The role in the Ridley Scott-directed film earned Crowe an Academy Award for Best Actor, while the film was named Best Picture. It also bagged awards for Best Costume Design, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects at the 73rd annual Academy Awards.

    In 2018, reports surfaced that Scott had “begun forward progress” on “Gladiator 2” with “The Town” and “Top Gun: Maverick” scribe Peter Craig. Asked about the potential sequel, star Connie Nelson told Collider last month, “I know that it’s on the ledger, so let’s just see when Ridley – I know he had to do one or two other movies, and then I think it’s on the ledger after that, but I’m not quite sure where it’s at right now.”

    While she’s unsure about the film’s status, the actress is eager to reprise her role as Lucilla, Maximus’ former lover. “It would obviously be amazing, and I know that a lot of people want to see more of that. And I think that all of us are just gonna have to look at that as a separate, different film, you know?” she shared.

    She went on explaining what’s interesting about the film and how it will resonate with today’s issues, “But with some of the emotions and values that made ‘Gladiator’ so powerful for so many people, which I really think were the underlying values that we were talking about. Tyranny versus freedom, and the willingness to do what needs to be done in order to free a people. And I don’t think that it would have been the same if it had just been a spectacle. It had to exist within a sphere of values.”

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      Ridley Scott Confirmed to Work on Script for Really Challenging Sequel of 'Gladiator'

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      The follow-up to the 2000 critically-lauded epic movie is confirmed to be in development with the original director working on the script for the really challenging project.
      Jun 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ridley Scott is working on a script for the sequel to his Oscar-winning historical epic “Gladiator”, according to one of its producers.
      Doug Wick, who produced the 2000 film about Roman general turned gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, alongside David Franzoni, and Branko Lustig, believes a long-mooted sequel may be a challenge, but the director is already working on a screenplay.
      He told ComicBook.com, “Ridley would love to do it. It’s really all about getting something on paper. Everyone loves the movie too much to ever consider cheaply exploiting it and making something that’s a shadow of it.”
      “It’s just really a clear creative problem, working on a script, and if we can ever get it to a place… Ridley’s working on it, it’s really just a question of whether we can get it to a place where it feels worthy to make it. It’s a real challenge.”
      The film won five awards at the 2001 Oscars, including Best Picture, with Crowe taking home the Best Actor award – however, he may be unlikely to return for a follow-up given his character’s fate at the end of the first film.
      Last year 2019, producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, who have been trying to make a sequel happen, said it would likely be set 25 to 30 years after the original, which depicted the reigns of Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, adding they “wouldn’t touch” a sequel unless it was worthy of the original.

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      Connie Nielsen Wants to Reprise Role in Potential 'Gladiator' Sequel

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      When celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2000 release, the actress playing Lucilla in the movie admits that studio bosses have given a green light to the follow-up project.
      May 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Film bosses are in talks for a potential “Gladiator” sequel, according to the film’s leading lady, Connie Nielsen – and she wants a part.
      As the Oscar-winning film’s director, Ridley Scott, and his cast and crew celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2000 release, the actress has revealed she would be interested in reprising her character, Lucilla, in a follow-up.
      Discussing the the original with Scott as part of an Entertainment Weekly interview, Nielsen explained studio bosses have greenlighted the project, adding, “It’s just a question of which film is coming first in Ridley’s very tight schedule.”
      “I would be interested in doing it (the film), for sure,” Connie adds. “I mean, it’s obviously a wonderful project, so of course I would be interested.”
      It’s not clear if Russell Crowe has been approached to reprise the title character, which earned him his first Best Actor Oscar.

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