Gladiator II
Gladiator IIshould have been split into two parts, just likeWickedwas.
Clearly, Scott saw potential in the series beyond justGladiator II.
One of the main critiques ofGladiator IIis that many of the characters in the movie are underdeveloped.
Even Mescal’s Lucius struggles to be an intriguing character among a star-studded cast.
More screen time across two movies could have helped improve the characters that were introduced inGladiator II.
Instead,Gladiator 3will probably just enlist several new A-listers to join Mescal.
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Overall,Gladiator 3is yet another sequel that doesn’t need to happen.
It seems likeGladiator 3is destined to repeat the mistake thatGladiator IImade.
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.
