At least, that’s how the system is shown to work in Ridley Scott’s film.

He’s knowledgeable of this factual error and obviously has no quarrel about reusing it inGladiator 2.

Gladiator II Official Poster

Paul Mescal in Gladiator 2 and Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator 1

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Gladiator II May Have Already Confirmed Its Biggest Change To The Russell Crowe Original

Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.

Joseph Quinn as an Emperor in Gladiator 2 giving a thumbs down

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