![]() ![]() Commodus and his young nephew, Lucius, enter the Colosseum to offer their congratulations. Unexpectedly, he leads his side to victory and wins the crowd's support. Disguised in a masked helmet, Maximus debuts as a Carthaginian in a re-enactment of the Battle of Zama. Proximo takes his gladiators to fight in Rome's Colosseum. Upon hearing this, Proximo reveals to Maximus that he was once a gladiator who was freed by Marcus Aurelius, and advises him to "win the crowd" to win his freedom. ![]() ![]() In Rome, Commodus organizes 150 days of games to commemorate his father and win the approval of the Roman people. He earns the nickname "the Spaniard" and befriends Juba, an African gladiator from Carthage. Maximus reluctantly fights in local tournaments, his combat skills helping him win matches and gain popularity. He is captured by slave traders, who take him to Zuccabar in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, where he is sold to gladiator trainer Proximo. Maximus buries them and collapses from his injuries. Maximus kills his captors and, wounded, rides for his home near Turgalium, where he finds his wife and son dead. Maximus is arrested by Praetorian Guards led by Quintus, who tells him that he and his family will die. Wishing to seize power, Commodus secretly murders his father.Ĭommodus proclaims himself the new emperor and requests loyalty from Maximus, who refuses. Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son, Commodus, is unfit to rule and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him, as regent, to restore the Roman Republic. In 180 AD, Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius intends to return home after he leads the Roman army to victory against Germanic tribes near Vindobona on the Limes Germanicus. A sequel to Gladiator is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 22, 2024. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. Critics praised the acting, directing, cinematography, production design, and musical score. Gladiator grossed $465.4 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2000. Production was complicated by the script being rewritten multiple times and by the death of Oliver Reed before production was finished. Principal photography began in January 1999 and wrapped in May of that year. The script was acquired by DreamWorks, and Scott signed on to direct the film. The screenplay, initially written by Franzoni, was inspired by the 1958 Daniel P. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena, determined to avenge the murders of his family and the emperor. Ĭrowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. ![]()
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