Ridley Scott’s Gladiator proved so popular that not only did it manage to earn $460 million at the box office and win five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, it single-handedly reinvigorated Hollywood’s interest in the lavish, big-budget and star-powered historical epic.
Troy, The Last Samurai, Alexander, King Arthur and more all arrived within the space of a few years, while Scott himself returned to the genre twice more with Kingdom of Heaven and Robin Hood, but audience interest eventually fizzled out. We’ve spent the last 20 years hearing about a potential Gladiator sequel, including Nick Cave’s infamously bonkers time-traveling pitch, but it’s looking like it might actually happen at long last.
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