Russell Crowe's Gladiator Replacement Is What Ridley Scott's 2024 Sequel Should Have Been

Russell Crowe is doing a new story of a Roman Emperor, and The Last Druid movie boasts the premise that Gladiator's sequel should've attempted.

November 3, 2024 · 1 min · 65 words · Kenneth Cox

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The Last Druid

Russell Crowe is gearing up to play a warrior once more inThe Last Druid.

Meanwhile,The Last DruidhasCrowe fighting the Roman Empire again.

This role inThe Last Druiddraws inspiration from the complexity of one ofCrowe’s best rolesas seen inGladiator.

This narrative would have complementedGladiator’s original tale well.

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Maximus looking solemn in Gladiator

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Paul Mescal as Lucius in Gladiator 2 next to Russell Crowe’s Maximus yelling in Gladiator

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Lucius observing the Coliseum in Gladiator 2 while Maximus smiles in Gladiator

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Headshot Of Russell Crowe

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Gladiator