Gladiator II is now enjoying in theaters and director Ridley Scott is contemplating an prolonged reduce of the sequel.
Ridley Scott is the king of director’s cuts. A few of his movies have been fully reworked with alternate cuts (most notably Kingdom of Heaven), and whereas talking with THR earlier this month, Scott stated he’s already contemplating an prolonged reduce of Gladiator II.
Gladiator II clocks in at 2 hours 28 minutes, however Scott stated his first reduce of the sequel was a whopping 3 hours 40 minutes. “It ended around 3:40. I know that’s unrealistic. I think with the titles it’s about 2:33, so the film itself is about 2:20. I wanted to put the opening titles at the beginning, not at the end. But they ran two-and-a-half minutes — which is a long time to look at a black screen,” Scott stated. “So I called up [animator Italian artist Gianluigi Toccafondo] who did my [Scott Free vanity card animation] 20 or 30 years ago and asked, “Are you still alive and want to do this?” I had him animate the weather from Gladiator. So now you’re ‘being entertained’ earlier than [the action starts].”
When requested if an prolonged reduce of Gladiator II could possibly be launched sooner or later, Scott stated, “Yeah, later,” however added that he would somewhat get transferring on Gladiator III first. Whether or not one other sequel occurs will seemingly rely on how effectively Gladiator II performs on the field workplace. The movie is already off to a good begin, though Depraved will seemingly take the primary spot. It doesn’t sound just like the Gladiator II prolonged reduce is a giant precedence for Scott, however I’d actually be all the way down to see extra.
“From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome,” reads the official Gladiator II synopsis. “Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.”
Our personal Chris Bumbray lately reviewed Gladiator II, and whereas he admits that it isn’t the moment traditional the unique was, “it’s nonetheless a highly entertaining, faithful sequel, jam-packed with action and spectacle. There hasn’t been a lavish, action-driven historical drama done on this scale in some time, with Scott, despite his advancing age, as energetic and kinetic a director as ever.” You may try the remainder of Bumbray’s evaluate proper right here and be sure you tell us what you consider the movie as effectively.
