n 2006, Scott stated he and Crowe approached Nick Cave to rewrite the film, but they had conflicted with DreamWorks's idea of a Lucius spin-off, who Scott revealed would turn out to be Maximus's son with Lucilla. He noted this tale of corruption in Rome was too complex, whereas Gladiator worked due to its simple drive.[citation needed] In 2009, details of Cave's ultimately rejected script surfaced on the internet, suggesting that Maximus would be reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution; he would then be transported to other important periods in history, including World War II, the Vietnam War, and finally playing a general in the modern-day Pentagon. However, there was no sequel.[89][90]
hat followed was something called "Christ Killer," a resuscitation of the first "Gladiator" that attempted to make Maximus immortal and include a Jesus character. In Cave's proposed sequel, Crowe's character "goes down to purgatory and is sent down by the gods, who are dying in heaven because there's this one god, there's this Christ character, down on Earth who is gaining popularity and so the many gods are dying so they send Gladiator back to kill Christ and his followers."The plot gets more complicated, but what's more interesting is the conflicting reactions to the script that have been reported. Cave said on "WTF" that Crowe nixed the effort immediately with a simple, "Don't like it, mate." But in 2009, The Guardian reported that Crowe and director Ridley Scott were attempting to work with Cave's product, with Scott reportedly saying the "storytelling works brilliantly."
....Actually fuck it, here's the script I just found.It's here.Quotehat followed was something called "Christ Killer," a resuscitation of the first "Gladiator" that attempted to make Maximus immortal and include a Jesus character. In Cave's proposed sequel, Crowe's character "goes down to purgatory and is sent down by the gods, who are dying in heaven because there's this one god, there's this Christ character, down on Earth who is gaining popularity and so the many gods are dying so they send Gladiator back to kill Christ and his followers."The plot gets more complicated, but what's more interesting is the conflicting reactions to the script that have been reported. Cave said on "WTF" that Crowe nixed the effort immediately with a simple, "Don't like it, mate." But in 2009, The Guardian reported that Crowe and director Ridley Scott were attempting to work with Cave's product, with Scott reportedly saying the "storytelling works brilliantly." Maximus. Killing Jesus-mother fuckin'-Christ. That. Would be fucking AMAZING.
Quote "Don't like it, mate."
"Don't like it, mate."
Sounds like a SciFi channel movie.
Here's my issue:You were upset when you thought it would have Maximus defending Christians, but then when you found out it would depict him killing Jesus; you were all gung-ho about it? You don't see the bias and wrongness in that?
Quote from: KtanDantaktee on January 16, 2015, 02:18:58 PMHere's my issue:You were upset when you thought it would have Maximus defending Christians, but then when you found out it would depict him killing Jesus; you were all gung-ho about it? You don't see the bias and wrongness in that?Because Jesus is a fag.
Be fucking glad there wasn't a sequel to Gladiator.
