VU D’AILLEURS – Despite his 87th birthday, the British director is still churning out blockbusters. The British director is currently in theatres with the sequel to his worldwide hit Gladiator. In the course of the interview, we talk about Ingmar Bergman, the sharks of the Colosseum and the struggle for democracy.
It took Ridley Scott almost a quarter of a century to complete the sequel to his peplum Gladiator . Released in 2000, this film Russell Crowewho played the lead role of Maximus, to worldwide stardom and won him the Oscar for Best Actor. Since then, the most far-fetched script ideas have been peddled, discussed and then abandoned for a second installment. One such idea came from Nick Cave who imagined Russell Crowe’s character returning from the dead after dying a hero’s death. In Gladiator 2 (in cinemas from November 14), Ridley Scott stages the confrontations of Lucius, son of Maximus, against his opponents, first in the Colosseum, then against two despotic Roman emperors.
Irish actor Paul Mescal gets his first major role in a Hollywood blockbuster. Unlike his movie dad, his fights don’t take place against lions and tigers…
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