S equels are tricky business, especially if you are Ridley Scott working on Gladiator II. By now, many fans are aware of the upcoming sequel to one of the best movies of the 2000s

Ridley Scott is opening up about his relationship with Russell Crowe ahead of Gladiator II's premiere in theaters later this year.

Ridley Scott, director of Gladiator 2, chose not to involve Russell Crowe in the film all the while hoping Crowe won't speak out against the decision.

One of the most highly anticipated films on the 2024 movie schedule has to be Ridley Scott ’s Gladiator II. The first Gladiator was that rare movie that was both a box office smash and a major award winner. This means the sequel is going to have quite a high bar to clear, but Ridley Scott seems quite confident that it will do just that.

Scott, Hollywood’s perpetual rolling stone even at age 86, may be preparing to unveil “Gladiator II,” one of his biggest epics yet, but at the moment he’s got the Bee Gees on the brain. Scott is developing a biopic on the Gibb brothers. On a recent Zoom call from his office in Los Angeles, he was surrounded by meticulously plotted storyboards.

Ridley Scott has shared the real reason he never spoke to Russell Crowe about Gladiator 2. Since the project was announced, there has been much discussion over whether Crowe could return in some fashion, despite the fact his character died at the end of the first film, which was released in 2000.

Ridley Scott hopes Russell Crowe doesn't start complaining about having no involvement in his Gladiator sequel. The legendary filmmaker told Empire magazine that there was no point in consulting with Crowe about the sequel because his character Maximus died at the end of the original 2000 movie.