Russel Crowe Considering Gladiator 2 Sequel

Nick CAVE SCRIPT MAKES CROWE CONSIDER GLADIATOR 2 RUSSELL CROWE is in negotiations to reprise his dead GLADIATOR character MAXIMUS in a sequel to the hit 2000 movie after reading a strange script penned by Aussie rocker NICK CAVE. The actor, who won an Oscar for his portrayal, had originally dismissed the idea of making a sequel with director RIDLEY SCOTT, but Cave's writing has forced him to think again. He tells Australia's Empire magazine, "At first I was very cynical about that notion (of a sequel), but I've come around on it. We've had other ideas too, where we step off into the metaphysical and you actually acknowledge the fact that Maximus is dead, but that is a hard script to write. "Nick Cave actually wrote a draft for me and Ridley at one point. He's an excellent writer. Nick did this draft and Ridley and I considered it for a while. "I actually paid for it, such is my belief for the idea. But unless everybody is on line then it's kind of pointless going forward with it."