In an exclusive interview with ScreenRant, Russell Crowe reveals that he hasn't been contacted to reprise the role of Maximus for a Gladiator sequel.
Actor Russell Crowe has revealed that he hasn’t been in any Gladiator 2 discussions if those discussions are happening at all. Though Crowe is well known for playing Maximus in the original Gladiator
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“If they’re having conversations about that, those conversations haven’t included me. I’m not sure what they have in mind. At all… Can I just say, with a pinch of salt, they have genuinely been having the same conversations since the year 2000.”
Crowe’s evident frustration with the lack of information is understandable, as is his suspicion that Maximus might not be brought back as a character. After all, the first GladiatorGladiator
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