Gladiator 2!! This is madness MADNESS THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Sorry there I go again,christ where's r my pills!!
Why can't they just leave a good movie in peace and since they are focusing away from the gladitorial theme, then call it something else. If its back stabbing cloak and dagger u want i suggest u watch HBO's Rome season 2. Season 1 also done by HBO was very entertaining and worth owning on DVD. And seriously I don't work for HBO in any shape or form or own a DVD shop.

Mike, have you heard about the Nick Cave script version? I think that would have been a little irreverent to the original but probably the best way to do it.

Still feel they should leave this movie alone. It was one of those movies that made me want to chop and slice people up after seeing it........!!!!

This is clearly an old subject. I've been waiting for news for years and on searching again today, still no news anywhere on the internet. At least, nothing substantial or recent. So I'm giving up as of today.

One final word. Has no-one ever considered the idea of a prequel rather than a sequel? There was clearly a lot of history between Maximus, the Emperor and his family that we're only able to guess at from the film. I'm no Ridley Scott but it seems like a better idea to me than creating something totally unrelated to the original.

I don't think this is going anywhere and Ridley Scott has said as much for him anyway.

I think a prequel would be the best way to go too, but for now the project is well and truly dead and I don't see the original talent returning to it.