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GLADIATOR II -- John Logan Speaks!
Hey folks, Harry here... Seems that John Logan is busy at work on the second project centered around the time of Maximus and those days of long ago. Personally I'm hoping that it is about the times of a young Marcus Aurelius and the gladitorial days of Antonius Proximo -- thus making it necessary to find younger men to play the parts that Richard Harris and Oliver Reed made famous. Quite honestly, I don't want to see the further adventures of the Spaniard or Juba. But going to the period before that... now that's worth exploring. Also at the link below you can find quite a bit about STAR TREK NEMESIS, so here ya go...
These are comments from a TrekWeb interview of the screenwriter John Logan about his job to write a sequel to 'Gladiator', which he co-wrote.”It’s in the story phase, I’m meeting with Ridley and talking about what it should be and sort of flushing it out,” he says, noting that director Ridley Scott’s involvement is not definite at this point. “It’s early days, trying to pick out a story. It does have something to do with the first one and I’m not calling it a sequel, I’m calling it, I can’t even tell you because it’s top secret! If I said anything, Ridley would come running through this door and strangle me. It’s going very well, it’s going to be very exciting.”
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This is the REAL epic I want to see. Gladiator is still the best movie of 2000!!! You all know it!! Oh yeah and first!
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I am not slamming the LOTR folks or anything. However, I just feel it is ridiculous all the hype those movies get here with so many other epic projects in the works.
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but one cant help but think that the shot in the arm given to the "sword and sandal" genre by Gladiator's success would only be hindered by retreading the same ground all over again. Lets see those two creative talents tackle a completely different story in the same era, that would hold more promise
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Dec 01, 2002 10:57:48 PM CST
I'm no 'Gladitor' fan (despite my name) but I thought Russel Cr
by ralph cifaretto
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Those who splooged on Glad obviously never saw a sword-and-sandal epic before. It was a nice update on the genre and had some very nice moments -- particularly in the first half -- but my balls barely tingled. It was good solid moviemaking, but the 'wood -- mad for "stars" -- had to turn it into an instant classic and their doopey hangers-on in the media, including certain rotund web site operators, fell right in line. So surprise, here comes the "franchise." Lube up, gang. You asked for it.
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Hell, even The 13th Warrior was more moving and exciting than Gladiator.
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Theyt are just whoring for $$.
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I'd just love to see a movie about Archimedes and the defence of the island city of Syracuse. Archimedes made huge, ingenious machines and weapons to cut down the Roman invaders, including huge grappling hooks that lifted Roman ships out of the harbor and smashed them to pieces. Now THAT would be an epic worthy of making. As far as I can remember there hasn't been a movie concrening that chapter of history. And by the way... why is the guy in the upper left-hand corner licking a pink bowling ball?!?!
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Here he is, The Biggest Douche in the Universe. In all the galaxies, there's no bigger Douche than you. You've reached the top, the pinacle of Douchedom. Good goin Douche. Your dreams have come true. A do ba dop a dop a do. Dobity-do-da dep ba doodily dumb.
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Crowe is kickin everyones asses? that shit was great. He's such an asshole. Its a travesty that hes such a decent actor. Im not runnin to the theater when this crap comes out, the first was formulaeic bullshit. whos with me!?!? (2000 was a crap year for movies, remember?)
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... of bad idea. The first film just wasn't as good as people bang on about. I cannot see where a credible second movie is going to come from.
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Where can they go with this? Gladiator was a fun action epic mostly because of Russell Crowe. Yes, he's an intimidating bastard but that's part of what made his Maximus feel threateningly real. They could do a prequel of his early days in the army and it could be good, but it won't be Gladiator. If they do something with another gladiator character it won't be Maximus (Crowe) and it'll probably be more of the same we saw in the first film. With so many great stories and historical figures from this era why not move on to something original? A film about the rivalry between Hannibal Barca and Cornelius Scipio Africanus - starting with Scipio escaping the slaughter at Cannae, then reforming the army in Spain and finally defeating Hannibal at Zama only for both of them to end up alone, betrayed, and disgraced or a story from a bit later days of Rome like that of Belisarius and Emperor Justinian.
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Romeo & Juliet 2- Romeo and Juliet come back as zombies and kill you couples out of jealousy. Hamlet part 2- Hamlet actually survived to poision thanks to the healing powers of Yorik's ghost! In the sequal, he becomes a superhero who saves the day from the villianous Macbeth!
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Anyone notice the typo that said they took a meeting to "..flush it out?"
That sounds about right.
Everyone wants their damn Scorpion King franchise so the mullets can hoot it up watching bad CGI and decapitations backdropped by bikini waxers.
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What the fuck?....this will never happen and if it will i hope the united states reversesd all its missles on Iraq and send it straight up Ridley Scott's ass.....This idea is just as bad as "Bad Boys 2", oh and Parviz is hot!
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Dec 02, 2002 1:40:53 AM CST
Cuba Gooding Jr. already starred in a "Gladiator" movie just re-
by regis travolta
Plot Summary for
Gladiator (1992)
A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his father's life and using the money to pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. While being exploited by a boxing promoter the two teens become friends. An explosive ending puts the two friends in the ring against each other in a fight for survival.
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(boots up avi file) "But you know, Tuggah's attempted suicide has made me realize that I should take up a cause. Most great actors take up causes, and I'm the greatest of 'em all! So from now on, I'm gonna spend all my spare time FIGHTING CANCER. RIGHT?! WHERE IS THAT PUSSY CANCER, ANYWAY!!" ep - The New Terrance and Phillp Trailer. I don't get new South Park where I am but so I gotta download 'em. I'm hopping Biggest Douche in the Universe becomes the next TB phrase do-jour.
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If not, well, who are we kidding? I'm still there. But man... I'm itching for some definite news about Ridley's next directorial project. If this could be it, I'm a happy fan.
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what the fuck are you all talking about? i thought this was going to be a kickass article about the second story of the cuba gooding jr.'s wicked cool boxing movie. and here i'm hearing about some nothing film starring a gd australian! well, it better have a remake of a classic song by warrant.
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Hes the second biggest (though hes a fair actor). The biggest douche, as last week's South Park reveals, is in fact John Edward (you know the "Crossing Over" guy).
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Dec 02, 2002 4:57:17 AM CST
I think the sequel should be called Roman Stomper with Hulk Hoga
by chaffro
"Apart from the Colosseum, what have the Romans ever done for us, brother?"
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She sure was! (well, that joke's been around for about two thousand years.)
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Dec 02, 2002 6:31:53 AM CST
Let's hope the next installment is more historically accurate th
by monkey_king
Although the firt was very enjoyable, there are many flaws.
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Remember the days when a film could be a huge hit and they WOULDN'T make a sequel to it? Well, I don't cos I was born AFTER the start of the Star Wars/Jaws franchises, but I'm sure those days once existed. I like what that guy up there was joking about Romeo & Juliet 2 and Hamlet 2, proves that great writers of the past didn't need sequels then and great writers of the present shouldn't need them now. What the hell, I'll see it anyway, I'm a sucker for a mega-budget action flick.
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The film was class. Harris and Reed were the best that they had been in years. Crowe was magnetic to watch and Phoenix hammed it up perfectly. Don't do it guy's!!!!
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Gladiator was an excellent movie, one of the best. Why spoil it????
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That's right female gladiators and the best part is they were real. Sex and violence and it can be historical and hysterical. Watched a very interesting show on the subject on the Discovery channel, seems ladies choping each other up were very popular at the time!
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Of course, the Spaniard is dead, anyway, so the "further adventures" isn't even a possibility. This movie will be a huge flop.
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Dec 02, 2002 3:47:25 PM CST
How did Russell Crowe feel after performing cunnilingus on Meg R
by squashua
He was gladiator. Get it?
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Dec 03, 2002 12:40:13 AM CST
Who needs a Gladiator prequel? The first was over-rated(Unbreaka
by tarl_cabot
Hollywood executives:What a bunch creatively bereft arseholes! $$ Whores! Damn them all to hell! I think the film industry should just close shop permantly after the LOTR and Matrix, Spiderman films are done. Everything else seems to be crap.
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Without them Gladiator has no power.
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Ollie Reed was streets ahead of the rest of the Gladiator cast. He made them look like the amateurs they really are. Ridley Scott should stop trying to become James Cameron II as well, he might make a half decent film again if he does.
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Americans have to ruine a good thing? The original is a classic and a sequel can only be rubbish and tarnish the originals reputation. I mean can't we have one blockbuster without sequel. I can't remember one sequel in recent memory to any Hollywood blockbuster that I've liked more than the original. In actual fact the only reason to make a sequel is to rake in the cash never mind anything else. They should let it be...
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I find it very odd that Harry is still wistfully discussing a prequel. Filmforce reported a while back that Logan had abandoned that idea and moved toward the idea of a sequel. I suppose they could be wrong, but a sequel is more likely, since it doesn't tie them into established characters who would themselves be tied in to established faces/actors/actresses. Here's the link: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/374/374790p1.html
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Dec 03, 2002 11:34:10 PM CST
Maybe the sequel can reconcile the original with established HIS
by yourolympichero
I'm not one of those guys who wants his movies to be 100% historically accurate, but the film "Gladiator" must've been taking place on some bizarro world. Did you know you can ride on horse-back overnight from Germany to Spain, get knocked out and wake-up a few days later in Africa? Did you know the Roman Empire was overturned in the third century by a wayward general and a bunch of goody-two-shoes senators? This movie was more far-fetched than your average episode of "WWE Smackdown!" Oh, its true...its damn true.
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Dec 03, 2002 11:40:46 PM CST
Oh, and Triple H is the Biggest Douche in the Universe.
by yourolympichero
It's true...its damn true.
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some of the words you guys come up with, im waiting for the revival of 'schmuck'. anyway, the idea of a young oliver reed character is good, and worthy, the first time harry has ever had anything intellegent to say at the top of these articles, its usually: 'one day i ate a pie and had a good idea for a story based on a 12 year old wizard, but after sitting in my texan backyard eating an actual barbeque with speilberg and di palma, i decided it wasnt a good i idea, and ate them and their beards coz ill never be a truly respected member of the film comunity.' But not this time thankfully.
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