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
Gladiator (2000 film) pair did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as co-composers. The film's mainstream success is responsible for an increased interest in Roman and classical history in the United States. According to "The New York Times", this has been dubbed the "Gladiator Effect". The Cicero biography "Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician" and Gregory Hays's translation of Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations" received large spikes in sales after the release of the film. The film also began a revival of the historical epic genre with films such as "Troy", "The Alamo", "King Arthur", "Alexander", "300", "Kingdom of