The story shows that the main character of the second part will be Lucius, Lucilla’s son (played by Connie Nielsen) and Commodus’ nephew. After the death of the self-proclaimed ruler, the young man loses contact with his mother, who suspects that he may no longer be alive. “Paul plays Lucius, who was originally 12 years old, and this is about 12, 15 years later. He’s lost contact with his mom, and she has no idea where he is. She thinks he might be dead.” – said the director in an interview.
The first scene from “Gladiator 2”. Ridley Scott tells us what she was supposed to look like
Interestingly, Ridley Scott imagined the first scene in the second part differently. In an interview for ReelBlend, he admitted that he initially planned to resurrect Maximus.
“The script was written by Nick Cave, but I had the idea. I knew how to bring him back to the world of the living through the portal. I won’t reveal what exactly the idea was, because someone else will steal it and use it… When Nick was writing it, I talked to him every other day for about a month. I told him, “We can bring him to life this way.” I wanted the movie to start on the Styx, on the edge of the ocean – we saw this warrior, wandering around in his armor. Then Maximus also shows up wandering, who is looking for a place to go now. And that was the opening scene,” Scott said.
According to the scenario that was published online a few years ago, Maximus was to go to paradise, where he would first have to fight Hephaestus. Winning would guarantee him a return to the world of the living.
Source: Gazeta
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