Gladiator (2000 film) he has an idea of how a sequel could be done, and that he is currently trying to convince Russell Crowe to reprise his role as Maximus. In November 2018, it was announced that Paramount Pictures greenlit a sequel, which Universal has the option to co-finance, with Scott returning as director and Peter Craig writing the sequel. Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin
Louis DiGiaimo unknown Brad Pitt to be cast in the role of J.D. Pitt landed the part, and his work in the film helped jump-start his career. The success of this initial union led to DiGiaimo casting Scott's next five films: "", "White Squall", "G.I. Jane", the Academy Award-winning "Gladiator", and "Hannibal". Other directors whose movies DiGiaimo helped cast include John Frankenheimer ("52 Pick-Up"), Luis Llosa ("Sniper"), Brian Gibson ("The Juror"), Sidney Lumet ("Gloria"), Luis Mandoki ("Trapped"), and Richard Donner ("16 Blocks"). He also produced Bob Giraldi's independent film "Dinner Rush". His final film as casting director was Nick Stagliano's "Good Day