US EditionRussell Crowe says Gladiator II lacked 'moral core'
- Recently, Russell Crowe criticized Ridley Scott's 2024 sequel on Triple J for revealing Maximus had an affair and son Lucius, which Crowe said undermines Maximus's original moral core.
- Because Maximus's original arc began with his family's murder, Russell Crowe said preserving that moral core was a daily fight on the original Gladiator film set to resist adding sex scenes.
- After the sequel hit theaters last year, Russell Crowe said Gladiator fans, including women in Europe, approached him in restaurants to complain, and he did not film any scenes for the Paramount follow-up.
- At the Karlovy Film Festival, Russell Crowe urged reporters to stop asking about the sequel, calling it a 'really unfortunate example' and saying he was not consulted by Ridley Scott or the sequel creative team.
- Despite strong box-office returns, Gladiator II surpassed $462 million and earned just one Oscar nomination, unlike the 2000 original with 12 nominations and five wins.
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merkur.deThanks to his role in "Gladiator" Russell Crowe won the Oscar in 2001. With the cinema continuation of 2024 the actor now reckoned hard.
Russell Crowe Slams Gladiator Sequel Starring Paul Mescal: 'It's Crazy'
Russell Crowe was not a fan of the sequel to his award winning film Gladiator. While appearing on Australian radio show Triple J, the Academy-award winner made some swipes at Gladiator II which starred Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal.
For Russell Crowe, as well as for much of the criticism, “Gladiator II” was a failure. A film impeccably developed, but with essential deficiencies that are far from what most imagine. It premiered in 2024 and, although Crowe’s opinion has since been frequently consulted, his real analysis has just arrived.
Russell Crowe Blasts ‘Gladiator 2’ For Lacking ‘Moral Core’ That Made The First One Great
Actor Russell Crowe had some words of condemnation for the film “Gladiator 2,” which he says was missing a crucial component compared to the first one. “I think the recent sequel that, you know, we don’t have to name out loud is a really unfortunate example of even the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made the first one special,” Crowe said while speaking with Australia’s Triple J. “It wasn’t the pomp. It wasn’t the cir…
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