“People say, have you got [a third film]?
And I say, ‘Of course,'” Scott tells EW.
“People say, ‘Have you got [a third film]?’
Paul Mescal and director Ridley Scott on the set of ‘Gladiator II’.Aidan Monaghan/Paramount
And I say, ‘Of course.’
That’s the knee-jerk answer.
Have we got ityet?
Paul Mescal plays Lucius in ‘Gladiator II’.Aidan Monaghan/Paramount
Not really,” he tellsEntertainment Weeklyfor ourGladiator IIcover story.
It is better if there’s a survivor."
“No, seriously!
Ive lit the fuse, Scott told the outlet.
So the next [film] will be about a man who doesnt want to be where he is.
For his part, Mescal says he hasn’t had substantial conversations with Scott about a third film.
“No, that’s fully Ridley’s chair to lift.
That’s his baby.
But any plans that he has, I’d be very excited.
He continues, “And I’m grateful for that because I know that territory.
And if that remained consistent, I knew that the scale doesn’t matter as much.
And I learned that I could do it.
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So, was it everything he dreamed of?
I think beyond…it went better than I expected.
