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Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning film

Russell Crowe has said that the makers of Gladiator II did not “understand … what made that first one special”.

In interview excerpts posted on social media by Australian radio station Triple J, Crowe said that the Gladiator sequel , which starred Paul Mescal and was released in 2024, was let down by “the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made that first one special”.

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Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning film

Russell Crowe has said that the makers of Gladiator II did not “understand … what made that first one special”.

In interview excerpts posted on social media by Australian radio station Triple J, Crowe said that the Gladiator sequel , which starred Paul Mescal and was released in 2024, was let down by “the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made that first one special”.

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Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

The actor has criticised the creative team behind the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic, saying it lacked the moral core that defined the original Oscar-winning film

Russell Crowe has said that the makers of Gladiator II did not “understand … what made that first one special”.

In interview excerpts posted on social media by Australian radio station Triple J, Crowe said that the Gladiator sequel , which starred Paul Mescal and was released in 2024, was let down by “the people in that engine room not actually understanding what made that first one special”.