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Casting What-Ifs
Oliver Reed and William Holden were possibilities; Charlton Heston reportedly received an offer.
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- Oliver Reed and William Holden were possibilities; Charlton Heston reportedly received an offer. — Bill Simmons
- Heston reportedly declined because of the European winter and concerns about exploitation. — Bill Simmons
- Roy Scheider is proposed as a good alternative. — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
The cost of digitally completing Oliver Reed footage, historical Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Maximus, and Lucilla, Crowe’s injuries, the Gladiator effect, sequel plans, Nick Cave’s script, and the film’s unusual finality
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- Digitally completing Oliver Reed footage reportedly cost an extra $3.2 million. — Bill Simmons
- Marcus Aurelius died during the Antonine Plague rather than being murdered by Commodus.
- Historical Commodus fought in arenas, brutalized disabled people, ruled after his father, and was strangled in his bath by the wrestler Narcissus. — Bill Simmons
- Maximus is identified as a fictional character.
- Lucilla was implicated in an assassination plot, exiled, and later executed on her brother’s order. — Bill Simmons
- Russell Crowe accumulated numerous injuries, including finger numbness, Achilles trouble, broken and cracked bones, tendon injuries, and a wound visible on screen.
- The film is credited with a “Gladiator effect” that revived popular interest in classical history and historical epics. — Bill Simmons
- Years of sequel ideas included a Maximus prequel and Lucius sequel.
- Nick Cave wrote an unmade sequel in which Maximus returns from hell, fights through history, and ends as a modern Pentagon general. — Chris Ryan
- The panel notes that a comparable modern action film would likely reserve its hero for sequels, while Gladiator gains power from Maximus dying. — Jason Concepcion
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- Oliver Reed is selected for his grand, scenery-chewing Proximo speeches. — Bill Simmons
- A research anecdote says Reed took an instant dislike to Crowe and challenged him to a fight. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
The runtime, repeated Elysium imagery, Senate ending, digital Oliver Reed, and missing Proximo action draw objections.
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- The movie could lose roughly twelve to fifteen minutes. — Bill Simmons
- The repeated wheat-field Elysium imagery feels heavy-handed. — Chris Ryan
- The Senate and restored-republic ending is questioned. — Jason Concepcion
- The digitally completed Oliver Reed material is visibly artificial.
- The film loses an intended Proximo fight because of Reed’s death. — Bill Simmons
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