Scott Reveals Reasons To Remove Nick Cave From Gladiator 2 Script

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JAKARTA - The new Gladiator 2 film features Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal fighting in the arena. However, actually this script is the latest version of the script after going through various deadlocks.

When the first film was a success, a sequel plan began to emerge especially afterten Scott was appointed to be the director. Russell Crowe as the main character was originally projected to appear in the second film but his character died in the first film.

The ambitious Crowe finally fired the scriptwriter of Gladiator John Logan and appointed Nick Cave who is a writer and musician.

But it turns out that Crowe is also not very sure about the script made by Nick Cave which tells the story of why he met Jupiter. He toldmen that Hephaestus had betrayed them and spread the news about a higher god. His job? Killing Hephaestus to ensure he will reunite with his wife and children in the Elysium Field.

However, the plan was immediately a mess when he returned to the human world and met (in this version) with evil Lucius which caused a dramatic row. Reportedly the story was not accepted by Russell Crowe.

Scott, who directed the sequel, also felt that the script did not match his vision of telling the Gladiator world.

The story is too luxurious. Nick is someone big with theater and Steven Spielberg (who became the first film consultant) said No Scott quoted the New York Times as saying.

"I'm not confident in what we're doing, so (the marriage) we left it behind," he said.

Total Scott revealed he had discussions with Russell Crowe for the sequel, a few years after his first film.

Russell said 'What can we do? I die.' then I suddenly thought there was a way to get him back from death. As a man dies in a fight, it's an opportunity to bring the story side of death into life, which returns in a soldier's body, "explained Scott.

I asked Russell's problem, this is between you being involved or being someone else. he continued.

On the other hand, Nick Cave already knew the story idea would not be realized but he enjoyed the manufacturing process.

"I enjoyed writing it because I knew on each side it would never happen (produced)," said Nick Cave.