Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’
The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning filmRussell Crowe has said...
By Andrew Pulver · The Guardian Culture
The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning film Russell Crowe has said that the makers of Gladiator II did not “understand … what made that first one special”. In interview excerpts posted on social media by Australian radio station Triple J, Crowe said that the Gladiator sequel , which starred Paul Mescal and was released in 2024, was let down by “the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made that first one special”. Continue reading...