Gladiator 2 Sounds HORRIBLE!

[@metatronyt]

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[@jaimefenger3730]

We don't need a sequel for this

[@miastupid7911]

That's a lot of 2s in that release date (22/11/2024)

[@miastupid7911]

There is no one left older than a boomer... That's the silent generation, the great generation. They went silently. Boomers at large, the political ones, want to drag us along with them, and they are being loud about it as they were since the day the showed up on this earth.

[@luckimonster2298]

I'm excited for Gladiator 2: Commodus Revenge 😃...🤭😊.

[@Anto_Skum]

@@miastupid7911 Even the four is a multiple of two! Funny.

[@cpuuk]

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or a sequel...

[@HawaBintYusuf]

Good

[@Spriggan83]

Being filmed in Malta.

[@johndoe-kq1ct]

When I was a kid this was my favorite part of the movie. Learning Roman history, and how much is wrong with this line has somewhat ruined it for me.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Sequel it is then..

[@allthatishere]

​@@johndoe-kq1ct Separate fiction from reality.

[@Realdrlipschitz]

Just another sequel that we didn’t ask for or need… Gladiator was a perfect one-off movie.

[@Timbo6669]

Russell Crowe agrees.

[@angelachouinard4581]

And time after time the public says this, and stays away or gives bad reviews and the studios and directors keep doing it anyway.

[@saelind73]

Agreed.

[@mk_wizard]

Agreed.

[@maguffintop2596]

AGREE!! Not like he can't afford some market analysis....

[@LogosFlow]

That twisting motion in your gut you can't explain might be a xenomorph.

[@metatronyt]

Waaaay underrated comment 😅

[@guillermofernandez1047]

Imagine if we got a xenomorph infection in the Roman empire and at the end a bunch of predators appeared and they hunt the xenomorps, Oh wait a minute.....​@@metatronyt

[@rcrawford42]

Guillermo -- David Drake wrote a novella about an alien (thought not Alien) loose in Rome.

[@brandonman1315]

Def a chest burster!

[@Toshiro_Mifune]

Kingdom of Heaven VIII: Space Crusade

[@carltonbauheimer]

Tbh I'd watch that

[@ilikethiskindatube]

Is that warhammer 40k?

[@Toshiro_Mifune]

​@@carltonbauheimer Of course! At least that would be entertaining.

[@virgilflowers9846]

YES! Starring….Toshiro Mifune??

[@janwitts2688]

Genestealers vs medieval knights.. hmm.. maybe not

[@johntheknight3062]

Somebody just lock Scott up somewhere without access to any future movies. His transformation from very apt director of great historical movies into senile old fool producing cheap consumer rubbish is just so depressing.

[@Blisterdude123]

He fell off with Kingdom of Heaven. Everything since then has just been exponential decrease in quality. He's done.

[@aselliofacchio]

​@@Blisterdude123true that. He should've sticked to sci fi.

[@Cardan011]

This is very accurate, Ridley totally lost it…

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

A very good definition of the sad decadence of a great director. I think "Gladiator" was his last good film. "Kingdom of Heaven" was the beginning of the end...

[@AndRei-yc3ti]

​@@arslongavitabrevis5136 Kingdom of Heaven was excellent

[@NickNapoli]

The first “Gladiator” was a masterpiece, from the acting, sets and film score. There is no reason for a sequel. Hollywood is truly out of ideas.

[@liviofonseca]

Masterpiece is a strong word

[@HPLovesCraftsCat]

goodbye gladiator prestige

[@frankvandorp2059]

@@liviofonseca It was a decent movie, but it always annoys me when Hollywood just doesn't give a damn about historical accuracy.

[@virgilflowers9846]

Disagree, but it was a good movie. The opening scene was well done (despite some questionable historical things), I always point to that as a great depiction of 2nd-3rd Century warfare-I think it makes up for its historical inaccuracies simply by being powerfully done-I think a scene like that has the potential to get people interested in history. The rest of the movie is good as well though I never thought it was quite the masterpiece everyone else seemed to. I also thought Kingdom if Heaven and even Robin Hood were pretty decent too. Edit: typos

[@stephanusghibellino]

It was ok

[@DrGeorgePBurdell-USN-1701]

Gladiator II channels Mony Python's Holy Grail...."I'm not dead yet!" "I feel alot better!"

[@Elfrunner]

"He says he's not dead. I can't take him like this, it's against regulations."

[@NumptyMcGlumpty]

@@Elfrunner isn't there something you can do?

[@Zak6959]

Tis just a flesh wound.

[@ark1567]

Yeah! I can actually see them fighting bunnies in the sequel. Those poor souls...

[@TomasFunes-rt8rd]

"The dead speak !" (opening words of "The Arse of Skywalker")

[@Autobotmatt428]

Napoleon really soured me on any Scott projects going forward.

[@JunguianPhantom]

I agree. It was a piece of crap!

[@KigCaseyEN]

The ending of the film implies that Maximus reunited with his family in the wheat fields of Elysium, so even the idea of him being in Hades doesn't make any sense.

[@Platanis2008]

River Styx leads to Hades, though...

[@W42ny]

Well, he was joking, but yeah obviously.

[@kristianfagerstrom7011]

@@Platanis2008 Well, it's in Hades, it doesn't lead to Hades.

[@Talesfromthefoodofficial]

Elysium is in hades

[@johndoe-kq1ct]

Fun fact: the historical consultant on the first film Kathleen Coleman, after seeing the film refused to have her name put in the credits. True story.

[@dudebro91-fn7rz]

Why would they even have a historical consultant?The movie didn't even try to pass Itself off as a historical movie

[@honilock577]

What happened to the one at Braveheart then? Did they commit seppuku when seeing it? I'd want to

[@ark1567]

​@@honilock577Banned from Scotland. Forever.

[@anthonyoer4778]

​@honilock577 the problems with movies dealing with historical accuracy in Scotland is the true Scotsman fallacy...

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

@@ark1567 feed them to the haggises/haggai

[@lucasproctor7464]

There are two Russell Crowe movies that do need sequels: "Master and Commander" and "The Nice Guys." They can even give Paul Mescal a supporting role.

[@peekaboo1575]

Master and Commander was nothing short of formidable. Shame we don't get a sequel to that, but an endless amount of Pirates of the Caribbean follow ups.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Peter Wier is the man! And this time around- he should be let adapt the story *he* wants to -- without dumbarse studio interference- they know he can deliver a brilliant movie, so they should just buzz off & let him do it... I just checked- seems after 2010's 'The Way Back' was not able to be the kind of commercial success expected (demanded) despite immense critical reception- he more or less retired - & it was confirmed in the early 2020's. Now I'm sad, for a whole different reason...

[@TheSpanishInquisition87]

Master and Commander definitely needs a sequel. It's a shame it never happened.

[@MastemaJack]

Master and Commander is based on a series of 20 books. So they could.

[@letsdothis9063]

Yes! My 100yr old aunt introduced me to the book series last summer. Are reading the books, I remembered the movie (that I had never watched). I watched it with my aunt and we both loved it, but we need more!

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

Somehow, Commodus returned.

[@virgilflowers9846]

I bet it’ll be about Caracalla

[@Draconianoverlord55]

​@@virgilflowers9846pascal has that caracalla moustache

[@ConiiCeltici]

@@Draconianoverlord55 Joseph Quinn is caracalla

[@TheRogueJedii]

Golden comment.

[@ActionMan1979]

Tigris fly now?

[@vasileseicaru8740]

Article says "LONG AWAITED SEQUEL" ?? I'm really curious what that statement is based on. I certainly didn't reach the end of the gladiator movie and thought "can't wait for the sequel". Protagonist dies, villain dies, supporting character (gladiator owner) also dies, all arcs are closed. It's not at all left open for further exploration. The story of gladiator was concluded, and it was fine like that. I never thought that it could have a sequel and frankly I would not care to see a follow up to this movie where Maximus is not the gladiator and Commodus is not the emperor.

[@johnv6806]

The only logical follow up would be a political drama about giving Rome back to the people. And that would be boring and have nothing to do with gladiators.

[@maguffintop2596]

"Gladiator! What is your name?!" "My name is . . . Gluteus Maximus!"

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

Undeadus Maximus

[@gullwingstorm857]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@daguroswaldson257]

Sheesh, what an...well you get the picture.

[@JW-mb6tq]

That’s not funny! -Bigus Dickus

[@maguffintop2596]

@@JW-mb6tq Mr. Dickus, THAT IS FUNNY!

[@vermin9190]

People have been joking about Hollywood making a sequel to gladiator for years and now HW is actually doing ffs. We are living out the jokes we have made. It’s a clown world.

[@Flavius_Belisarius]

Strength and honor. Hollywood: "I don't know what either of those are."

[@daguroswaldson257]

😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂

[@CHarris1066]

Hollywood: "Stunning and brave"

[@FelineLegion]

Scotch and soda. As long as you're on your way to the bar!

[@Flavius_Belisarius]

@@FelineLegion "They didn't have flat tops in ancient Rome!"

[@BELCAN57]

"Santa Claus vs the Gladiators" Looks like a real winner !

[@74810Eric]

Can't wait for Gladiator 3 - Rome drift.

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

What bothered me about Gladiator was that General Maximus was a Roman Citizen yet that seemed to count for nothing. Even Paul of Tarsus got a trial as a Roman Citizen.I suppose the explanation was well the Emperor condemned him and that is all that mattered.Yet in the movie Commodus was not yet confirmed by the Senate of Rome.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

I can't remember- but a citizen couldn't be reduced to slavery - a freedman could, but not a citizen... I feel like Metatron should do a video on the complexities of Roman citizenship; who had it, who could get it- what it meant. Actually...

[@rg-cc5kg]

As if in case of political murder anyone would have bothered with that kind of formalities. No, that is ok. Worse: Maximus grew up with the daughter of Marc Aurel yet he never had been in Rome before becoming a gladiator. That did not make any sense. Roman generals came from the senatorial nobility, that nobility at least visited Rome.

[@rcrawford42]

Maximinus Thrax was never in the senatorial class, but was a general and even emperor.

[@Leprutz]

@@rg-cc5kg I agree on that part.

[@munken7673]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@OcarinaSapphr- but what if you can’t Prove that you are a roman citizen

[@frankvandorp2059]

I honestly think you can make a great movie about Geta and Caracalla, the Severan dynasty was a crazy time period in the Roman Empire. It's just that I have zero confidence in the ability of Hollywood to produce decent movies nowadays. Particularly when it pertains to already established franchises, that only makes them more lazy. Also, Caracalla was succeeded by Elagabalus. And I don't want to see what horrors modern Hollywood can create with Elagabalus.

[@Flavius_Belisarius]

Broooo don't give them ideas about the faaabulous Elagabalus xD

[@Blisterdude123]

I saw Napoleon. Ridley Scott lacks the competence or passion to do anything even half decent, any more.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@Flavius_Belisarius We'd be made sympathise with him, of course - never mind that, among his atrocities- he r^ped & married a Vestal, then divorced her- & later remarried her -- considering that Vestals were meant to be inviolate, in order to preserve the peace & security of Rome- & such a gross act (heresy in Roman religious terms) would have been an **enormous** blow to the Roman psyche...

[@Flavius_Belisarius]

@@OcarinaSapphr- Puke. I wonder if they would even have him assassinated or if they would revise history so that he lived on forever as the best Emperor. So stunning so brave.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@Flavius_Belisarius It's wild to think that that would even be a possibility -- honestly, these days- it seems like a surer bet... If a movie was done about Hadrian, he'd be some paragon of perfection- totally gay, very commanding, Empress for show, but true love's a twink, & ruling flawlessly for ages- ignoring the fact that he created the Roman equivalent of Secret Police...

[@huntclanhunt9697]

There was an old script that was gonna be Maximus reincarnating throughout a bunch of wars including WW2 and Vietnam.

[@grandmarshallkingwolfman420]

The Gladiator II we deserved.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

Gladiator II the quickening.

[@aselliofacchio]

Basically the wolverine origins movie we actually wanted and needed

[@TheReallyRealEJ]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 ROFLOL!

[@pilouuuu]

So kinda like Highlander?

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

This sequel is going to suck more than a Saigon bar girl in 1969.

[@DmT922ha]

"5 dollars is all my mom allows me to spend"

[@mfreed40k]

Too beaucoup, too beaucoup.

[@qetoun]

''What can I get for 10 dollars''?

[@bestia2.063]

The afrocentrist Decided to tag along In an attempt to brainwash, their youth to believe that this story is real for them. False narratives painting them out to be Something That is not true.

[@docbuck]

@@qetoun Any ting you want.

[@nataliebateman1151]

THERE IS NO NEED FOR A SECOND ONE!

[@Rikalonius]

As my political science teacher used to say, "more e pluribus enum... the almighty dollar"

[@popuptarget7386]

Maximus returns, but this time, he is a cyborg whose mission is to kill emperor Jonavus Connoria

[@Rikalonius]

A hole in time opens up in the gladiator cells under the Coliseum. A naked Arnold appears and frees Maximus. "Come with me if you want to live," he says in a monotone voice. I need your tunic, your caligae and your chariot.

[@TheAnanaki]

Metatron joking about bringing Maximus back from the dead without knowing about the scrapped sequel to Gladiator from 20 years ago is hilarious. 😂

[@oddish2253]

I just want to see more historical leather bracers.

[@raymathews1474]

Yes, it would rule. Commodus successor forces a magician summon maximus spirit to the arena so he can torture him further. maximus brings some new friends, the shades of fallen soldiers. Their mission: to establish an earthly bridgehead for Hades conquest of our realm....

[@docbuck]

Sounds tight.

[@ne0nmancer]

I'd honestly watch that

[@hillerymcdonald2303]

Dear Metatron. You've been in my prayers. I pray for your healing, and I'm so glad you (clearly) haven't lost your sense of purpose!! 🙏

[@xHASSUNAx]

Metatron, I want to say that as a Lebanese Canadian, I am SUPER ok with having Caracalla being played by an Irish actor. Other than that, I am looking forward to leather bracers, the true heroes of every Roman movie! :)

[@ConradSpoke]

Baboon melee is definitely worth a $23 IMAX ticket.

[@nailguncrouch1017]

When I worked in a zoo we referred baboons as German shepherds with hands. Really unpleasant aggressive animals.

[@adrianpillai6645]

Just think, 30 years from now, Hollywood is going to remake or sequelize ALL of Tarantino's films. 2 Dogs 2 Reservoir. Pulp Fiction 2: Electric Bugaloo, Kill Bill: Origins. Inglorious Basterds WWII: This Time It's Personal.

[@arielquelme]

To be honest, i think Pulp fiction sucks I think Oliver Stone's Natural born killer were better than overratred Pulp fiction

[@rusedgin]

They've been doing that for 100+ years why would they stop now? Tarantino's movies are all homage remakes of other great movies anyway.

[@jeremyw.norwood1453]

​@@arielquelme It is always subjective, obviously, but I do love ry Natural Born Killers... But

[@jeremyw.norwood1453]

​@rusedgin I know just how QUOTABLE Pulp Fiction is, it's a cultural milestone for that reason alone... plus the dialog is unparalleled in every one of Tarantino's films besides Inglorious Bastards... and even it had the incredible dialogs offered up by Christoph Waltz! 😊l·l❤

[@stevenhuffnagel]

It's already sequelised, LOL. He made Dogs of the Reservoir and Pulp Fiction and copypasted them ad nauseam. You watch those 2 films and you'll know all the rest of them. Spin-offs of the same theme...

[@hugompg]

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was announced yesterday. Will you do a video on it?

[@johntheknight3062]

Can't wait to play it.

[@Evil_Neptune]

Oh shit! Going to have to check that out

[@hasselnttper3730]

He has to!

[@sevenproxies4255]

Honestly, a zombie apocalypse taking place in ancient Rome... Is something I'd watch. 😄

[@jenostheascended7818]

It's a canon biblical event, someone has to make a movie about it eventually...

[@LordBitememan]

Max Brooks includes it in "The Zombie Survival Guide."

[@henzoko5946]

Closet thing we have is Kingdom. It happens in Korea during there medieval ages

[@sevenproxies4255]

@@henzoko5946 Yeah, I've watched Kingdom. It's a really good show.

[@Daniel.Miranda]

Hollywood has no inspiration to create anything new it's been annoying af

[@Rikalonius]

2:34 The idea that Ridley Scott would put Templars in a film about the Roman Empire circa 200 AD is not a bit far fetched to be honest. 10:58 In the first film he is tattooed on his left arm with SPQR which he later removes by using a sharp rock. That I can remember, no slaves were branded in the 2000 film. 13:09 Having? Have you seen Kingdom of Heaven and Robin Hood. Scott hasn't found a historical period he can't jack up. Now, full transparency. I was only a novice student of the Roman empire when I saw Gladiator. I loved the film, though I could see some of the inaccuracies. Execution was great. THere is a lot to love. Over the past 24 years I've become much more of a student of Roman history, and while the inaccuracies are still glaring, I can still enjoy the film. THat is not the case with Kingdom of Heaven. Which I loathe with every fiber of my being. Ridley Scott has been on a death spiral of bad films since Gladiator's release. I can't see this being any better.

[@daguroswaldson257]

The Templars were still called Pharisees in 200 AD.

[@forbh6457]

@@daguroswaldson257 what's the relashionship between the Templars and the pharisees?

[@Colonel_Blimp]

@@forbh6457the templars notably protected the Pharisees during the black female siege of Jerusalem in Gladiator 3.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Hey again, Metatron - I read an interesting comment, regarding the original 'Gladiator' - something I completely forgot about, in the sweep of what ironically felt like bigger mistakes - the premise of a Roman citizen being condemned to slavery/ being a gladiator, without trial. I feel like perhaps you should do a video on the complexities of Roman citizenship; who had it, who could get it- what it meant. It _could_ even be a series- tying into the movie release; the Severan Dynasty (4 emperors/ co-emperors & 2 joint usurpers) - the Women of the Severan Dynasty - the Rome & Roman Empire of the 2nd & 3rd Centuries- what had changed in its' culture, & what was still the same- & any other areas of particular interest... Pretty please... 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖

[@stevenhuffnagel]

I don't see the point as there are other channels on specifically Roman History. They have plenty of stuff already. If you understand Italian, then start with Scripta Manent - Roberto Trizio, or the more general Invicta (in English), and a lot of other "smaller" channels will come up in your recommendations sooner or later.

[@tbishop4961]

We need a real conan sequel where Arnold finally wins his own kingdom

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

Now that I would watch but the current environment tells me that he would become a she and slay queen slay...

[@Seedmember]

There's a Greek movie called "The Evil 2: The Evil in the Age of Heroes" (not writing the title in Greek) which is a zombie movie and half of it takes place in ancient Athens. The ancient protagonists even speak about horse races and politics in ancient Greek in some scenes. The movie is utterly stupid and bad, but I love it, it's just dumb fun. So, mr Scott has some material if he needs a zombie apocalypse movie in the ancient era :D

[@xHASSUNAx]

Also, zombie apocalypse ancient Rome is such an underrated trope. Let's do it.

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

Part of why I decided to do what I do is because there is such a shortage of good storytelling these days and, while my own storytelling capabilities aren't that great, what I'm really hoping is that by making very old Japanese folktales more accessible, someday some actually creative people will watch them and be inspired to write and make things far better than both my own work and the constant stream of mediocre/terrible nonsense that is constantly shoved down our throats. Admittedly it's a bit of a delusion of grandeur but it's worth a try at least.

[@antplace]

Love that part with the baboons! They've started haunting me now! They are carnivores! What shall I do?! Shall I cast them in a post apocalyptic movie where cyber punk dinosaurs do battle with zombie baboons?

[@qetoun]

GLADIATOR II: The Empire strikes back.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

Gladiator the Second: Electric Boogie Legend.

[@dunedainmom]

Made me burst out laughing 😆

[@gc3k]

Gladiator 2 Judgement Day

[@ZemplinTemplar]

I thought Gladiator II was an April Fool's.

[@HangrySaturn]

If only

[@ark1567]

Oh it is! But the joke is bit more complex than we immagined😂

[@stevenhuffnagel]

No, it is *for* April's Fools.

[@robertlindh3351]

Good to see you back with your wonderful dry humor! Love from 🇸🇪🇵🇱!

[@XKS99]

Hilariously it is recorded that Commodus DID fight in the area and he WAS killed by a slave.

[@blazinpuffs]

He fought in the arena but cheated by having his competition using dull blades. He's was killed by a gladiator who trained him named narcissus.

[@RinoaDestiny]

@@blazinpuffs But apparently strangled in his bath by Narcissus after an assassination attempt by poisoning failed. So not even in the arena.

[@hellboy7424]

I don't know why people are still insisting that Scott is a historical filmmaker... because he never was. Except for "The Duellist" (more or less) the rest of the movies are pure fantasy. Some better, some worse. But fantasy.

[@mansfieldtime]

. You know what would make a good Gladiator film. A movie about the life of Marcus Attilius OR a fictional movie about a gladiator that won their freedom and joined the army.

[@RANDOMCOLLISION]

I know you don’t cover Napoleonic era too often, but you should really check out Ridley Scott’s The Duellists. Harvey Keitel is amazing in that thing

[@hollyingraham3980]

Everyone is amazing in that. It's a Perfect Film. But that was before Scott became a Hollywood pod person.

[@mpetersen6]

Decent sword fights too. Far too many sword fights in movies are just waving the points at each other. For a great sabre duel watch Deluge.

[@SG-js2qn]

Movie announcer voice: "Gladiator 2. This time, it's personal!"

[@adamm2091]

Ridley Scott needs to stop. Napoleon was tragic. He's going to destroy his legacy.

[@daguroswaldson257]

Tell me about it. Napoleon was a mediocre film.

[@johnclawed]

There was a movie called "Cowboys vs Aliens", so lets have "Romans vs Aliens!"

[@happymouse8426]

Wow, "Cowboys vs Aliens" was a fun romp and the actors did a good job with what they had. Actually a decent film. So "Romans vs Aliens" would be interesting, just make sure Sam Rockwell is in it. ..lol

[@Sadlander2]

I asked ChatGPT what Gladiator 2 will be about and from what I understand, it will be some kind of mix between the first Gladiator and the movie "The Crow". Here's what it said: _"Gladiator 2" delves into the gripping tale of Maximus' resurrection by a crow, one year after his death in the Coliseum where he killed Commodus. He paints his face in a black and white mask and embarks on a journey fuelled by vengeance. Tracking down the soldiers who slaughtered his family, he blurs the lines between ancient Rome and modern-day Gothic noir, weaving a narrative that promises the same epic scale and emotional depth as its predecessor while adding a haunting twist that will captivate audiences anew._ 😁

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Brilliant 😂👍

[@timothymatthews6458]

I thought we don't know the plot. Is ChatGPT making stuff up?

[@Sadlander2]

@@timothymatthews6458 It's meant to be a joke.

[@timothymatthews6458]

@@Sadlander2 Didn't realize it.

[@chriswerth918]

In the name of Independence Day 2....LET'S GET IT ON!

[@aditepesh7541]

When are we to expect Shogun E2 review? Are you planning it at all? Or are you planning to review series as a whole? I loved your E1 reaction.

[@killbotprime]

All Metatron is good Metatron, but angry snarky Metatron is best!

[@helenamcfarland888]

I’m sick at home with flu and feel awful but thank you for making me laugh so hard I almost choked on my cough! I love your videos, always so accurate! I agree 100% with your analysis of Gladiator 2

[@LNSY144]

Didn't Nick Cave write a script for Gladiator 2 where Russel Crowe came back from the dead? I hear it was unhinged

[@LNSY144]

Ah, yes: Gladiator 2: Christ Killer, you can find the Screenplay on the internet

[@ethancoster1324]

Commodous did really fight in the arena though.😅 There is some basis for his movie shenanigans.

[@christianforbes-so3zl]

Metatron.. sometimes your drive-by ideas are ideas that i'd pay to see. Are you kidding me? A zombie apocalypse with gladiators? Sounds AWESOME!!! Maybe your favorite, Mr. Scott, would be interested in co-creating this film with Zack Snyder. Why not> Sounds like a hollywood blockbuster. But you need to write the script to keep it historically accurate. ;P

[@danielmartin7838]

I’ll never forget the day i saw Gladiator with my brother-in-law. We got roaring drunk, i stole a Pantera CD from Target and after the movie started a fight in the parking lot and later a bar fight. Only true cinematic gems can inspire in such ways

[@MarcusAgrippa390]

Aliens are historically accurate... Somewhere

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Aren't they documentaries?

[@CiroMastino]

Angel's and demon's. Aliens just a different name we use now

[@jackbrown8052]

One of the reported scripts for Gladiator 2 had Russell Crowe being transported to the year 2030. In 2030 Crowe's character would be rejuvenated to a younger healthier body. In 2030 he'd fight in underground MMA events. His love interests would be beautiful Greek women who had been transported from a few centuries before his time.

[@ComicGeek101]

🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

What's so frustrating, is that this era (the Severan Dynasty/ Crisis of the 3rd Century) is so very under-represented - I've seen one or two documentaries about Elagabalus, & I think I might have seen one about Caracalla, so I think it would actually be interesting to set a movie about Ancient Rome in this era, rather than the early Empire or Late Republic- but after suffering through Napoleon - I'm not sure I could put myself through that again. Don't get me wrong- flaws & all, 'Gladiator' is a classic- but I feel like I've been burned far too many times -- had someone like my guy Peter Weir made the movie, I know; 1) the flaws would be minimal, & 2) it would not dramatically affect the quality of the story, nor my enjoyment of it. Some people excel at making brilliant movies interweaving history & drama, using the one to enhance the other - & some people, will sacrifice the one for the other- because they think history should be altered to fit their story...

[@rcrawford42]

Maximinus Thrax. A story that reads more like fiction than fact -- a giant (like Andre the Giant) barbarian who rises through the ranks, takes the empire for himself, proves that even as an old man he's a powerful fighter. Then someone else proclaims the self emperor, the Senate approves it -- an eclipse is seen across the Mediterranean. The pretender is dead before Maximinus hears he's been deposed. OK, it all ends in squalor and betrayal, but until the end it's as cinematic a story as there could be. Since he served under Elagabalus they can even get their DEI points in.

[@justindearmond1]

Elagabalus was one of the last keepers of the omphalos stone also called Ben Ben Stone or the holy Grail. There are even coins minted with it on them.

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Films are so bad now that I've even learned to appreciate Troy, even though at the time of its release I stormed out of the cinema half way through in disgust.

[@etiennesharp]

I love the period: Pescennius Niger, Claudius Albinus, Severus and all. Throw in Caracalla and Geta and wow. Then I remember it's a Ridley Scott project and the enthusiasm dies.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

The best historical film Scott ever did was The Duelists; it's absolutely phenomenal and has great attention to period detail. Sadly it's been downhill since.

[@moonasha]

Black Hawk down was good too, if you want to throw it into the same bucket. Guy has been making nothing but garbage since

[@GooseGumlizzard]

Gladiator was a great movie, who cares if it has minor inaccuracies. The Duellists is good but Gladiator is better

[@agingerbeard]

My favourite part was when the zombie of Commodous turned the final battle into a dance-off. Even the men wept.

[@Blade5067]

awesome Vid, love your work Metatron

[@sardo.numspa]

"do what" in a London accent cracked up!! 🤣😆

[@meretofabydos3645]

Baboons are actually omnivores…

[@ShawnKavanagh]

Forget Gladiator Part Deux Ridley needs to revive Taboo with Tom Hardy

[@forestcampbell8962]

Yoo,that show was pretty good!

[@mpetersen6]

​@@forestcampbell8962 If it's the Taboo I'm thinking of it had two sequels.

[@FaithfulHorrorhound]

First I heard of a sequel, Ridley wanted Maximus resurrected to be an assassin and... kill Jesus before the crucifixion. Russell gave a hard pass on "Gladiator 2: Christ Killer" 😂

[@trattogatto]

All female zombie gladiators VS hopeless white men, that is a movie for 2024.

[@PaxDisturbia]

Why would you need that? Just view the movie "Barabbas" and enjoy arch evil gladiator Jack Palance with his fiendish, grimacing throat laugh, and watch him go after Anthony Quinn in the arena. That's heyday biblical stuff right there, and there was even a real solar eclipse filmed during the crucifixion of Christ. Not a special FX either.

[@Cardan011]

Ridley Scott totally lost his touch in making films last two of his “historical” films were pure garbage

[@jalex9751]

I think it would be a nice opportunity to go deep into the story behind Caracalla…would also be nice to see the Battle of Nisibis…I highly doubt Ridley will go deep into that direction though…

[@oh1yeah2]

Ngl I'd watch the hell out of zombie apocalypse gladiator 2

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Why not just start a new franchise? *_"Cadaver Animatum Maximus"_* or *_"Zombiae veniunt!"_* (the zombies are coming)

[@rcrawford42]

At least they'd have good reason for not using the zed-word.

[@r.j.amadeus9128]

Welcome to the world where the movies that don’t need sequels are given sequels, and the movies that we always wanted sequels to never get them 😂

[@TheMissing8]

I can't wait for Riddley Scott to ruin another historical epic.

[@remistuczynski2768]

Brilliant video! I love your sense of humor 😂

[@TimRHillard]

I have to agree, sounds like a money grab with no real depth.

[@gwalon2089]

Oh god, the two people who are responsible for the "Napoleon" movie are making another one.

[@jetshadowcrow]

I am pretty sure that Ridley Scott, has lost his mind.

[@Sgt_SealCluber]

This reminds me that I should go listen to the Gladiator OST again since it's AMAZING!!

[@LatimusChadimus]

Yeah this newest generation has absolutely the bare minimum of creativity which seems to go towards redoing things instead of coming up with new things

[@CodeFun691]

Gladiator has been my "I want to watch something but there is nothing good" movie since it came out. I have watched that movie so many times that its borderline embarrassing. There is a 0% chance that they can make anything even remotely as good as gladiator 1.

[@SatanLiterally]

Didn't Commodus actually fight in the arena though? Plus, he stabs Maximus before the fight to ensure his victory. On top of that, he wasn't counting on the betrayal of the praetorians.

[@timesthree5757]

Praetorians was known for offing roman rulers. Should've seen it coming. LOL.

[@jamesslipsager3889]

He actually did

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

No, he *NEVER* fought men in the arena. He fought animals. Weak, non dangerous animals. Or, alternatively, he would "fight" real wild animals, but they were drugged and bound and he would be throwing weapons from an elevated platform where they couldn't reach him. As you can see, the real Commodus wouldn't be satisfied with merely stabbing his opponent's side before the fight. It's just not safe enough. So yeah, not only he was never in a real fight, not only he never put his life in danger in the arena, but of course he never mixed up with slaves. Slaves were there to serve him. He wouldn't face them as equals. And he wouldn't risk his life against one. Which is ironic, because his murderer was actually a slave (his wrestling instructor).

[@SatanLiterally]

@@happyslapsgiving5421 I've read that he he fought essentially staged or play fights in the arena. Which would still put him at risk of betrayal.

[@anastasiosgkotzamanis5277]

A sequel to "Gladiator". And they are about to shoot a sequel to 1995's "Heat". To describe out situation i will quote "Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade": -We are pilgrims in an unholy land.

[@ravenrise320]

Instead of yet another Gladiator film. Why not a film about the Roman Social Wars or First Punic War? If it's simply gotta be about Rome....why not go back far and rather deep in REAL Roman history? NOT some kinda blundered up and blendered up, director's "imagining" of Roman history.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

Totally. They could even do the Year of the Five Emperors, civil war that came right after and because of Commodus' death.

[@texasstranger6077]

I remember THAT video. Will watch it again for a refresher. Took a quick look at trailers. Saw the Tmplars, a couple of knights jousting, and I do believe another flashing scene had Samurai.

[@jeanlannes4396]

Ridley Scott is over. Done. I don't see any point in giving anything made by him the time of day. He holds history in contempt, has no sense for visuals at all and just produces ugly trash.

[@WIGGER_AESTHETIC_031]

As a South African, I seriously doubt that there are any baboons in Johannesburg. I know that there are in Cape town. Perhaps Scotty got it muddled up again?

[@moonasha]

the first gladiator was a travesty saved only by the amazing performances of its actors, and the score of Hans Zimmer. Seeing that Gladiator 2 lacks the star power and Zimmer power, I expect it to be an unmitigated dumpster fire of a movie.

[@TheHoneyBadger-yh5vj]

God bless you and your work sir Metatron 💙💙💙❤❤❤

[@romanempire8370]

You don't hate Hollywood enough. You think you do but you don't.

[@Maehedrose]

I remember when shots of that "half-helmet" nonsense was floating around Facebook and I commented on how stupid it was - the comment was removed for being offensive.

[@nightmorphis]

I 100% support Zombie Maximus. Just imagine: Pluto wants to conquer the world and attacks Rome while Minerva defends it using 12 gladiators! Oh, wait.. I think I've heard a similar story somewhere... 😛

[@Alesiopdv]

I find hilarious they didn´t called Phoenix and Crowe cause...ghosts. Simple as that, is not even that historically inacurate, just make the kid had a drug inducided hallucination in a temple or something. Though the zombie angle is more entertaining I admit

[@timesthree5757]

Hurry we need therapy pizza!

[@HangrySaturn]

Little Caesar's in particular