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, there have been many attempts to write a sequel
Synopsis
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome, Lucius is forced to the Colosseum and must look to his past to find the strength to restore the glory of Rome to its people.. In the years since the liberation from the first film.
Musician Nick Cave was invited to write a version by Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott
His version focused on the more mythic elements of ancient Rome and would have seen Maximus enter the afterlife, only to encounter other spirits unable to ascend any further. Eventually, he is ordered by Jupiter and the other Roman gods to return to Earth to find and kill Hephaestus, a former god who betrayed him.
The studio has decided not to proceed with this version, but the script is available to read online
From there, he is resurrected as a Christian and finds himself traveling back to Rome on a mission to stop the spread of Christianity as he travels with the new emperor, Lucius. The film will end with Maximus cursed to live forever, showing a combination of the soldier fighting through the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, eventually revealing a modern-day Maximus working in the Pentagon in Washington.
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