In 2000, Russell Crowe had the role of a lifetime as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. It was one of the biggest hits of Crowe’s career, and he won Best Actor at the Oscars for his performance. Next year, Scott is returning to the franchise with Gladiator 2. But since Maximus died at the end of the first movie, Crowe has some mixed emotions about the sequel going forward without him.
“I’m slightly uncomfortable [with] the fact that they’re making another one… because of course I’m dead and I have no say in what gets done,” said Crowe during his appearance on Kyle Meredith’s YouTube interview show. “But a couple of things that I’ve heard I’m like ‘Oh no no no no no no. That’s not in the moral journey of that particular character.’ But you can’t say anything, it’s not my place. I’m six foot under… so we’ll see what that is like.”
During the interview, Crowe mentioned that he’s on a worldwide tour with his band, and one of his stops is at the Coliseum in Rome where Maximus fought in the arena.
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