Gladiator II
Ridley Scott and Joseph Quinn explain howGladiator 2 ’s malign Romanic emperors compare to Joaquin Phoenix ’s Commodus . Serving as a subsequence toGladiator , the upcoming film follows an grownup Lucius , the former inheritor to the Roman Empire , who becomes a gladiator after his home is invaded by the Roman army , go by General Marcus Acacius , during the reign of the co - emperors Caracalla and Geta . Paul Mescal leadsGladiator 2 ’s castalongside Pedro Pascal , Denzel Washington , Fred Hechinger as Emperor Caracalla , and Quinn as Emperor Geta .
Quinn : For obvious reasons , Joaquin Phoenix ’s performance was something that was in our mind . It was something we had a reverence for , but we did n’t require to …. soil with some kind of miserable rendition … Gary Oldman in The Fifth Element ! He has this relish for being horrible .
Scott : They are probably the equivalent of Romulus and Remus . You know , the two lunatics who formed Rome but were bred from the Milk River of a wolf ? [ Caracalla and Geta ] number up a dissimilar way but were probably learning ability - damage .
Unlike the first motion picture , Gladiator 2 features two different Roman emperor . While this might seem unusual , its steady down in veridical historic fact .
Gladiator 2’s Inspiration For Co-Emperors Caracalla & Geta Explained
They Drew From Commodus, Other Famous Villains, & Historical Figures
In the originalGladiator , Phoenix played Commodus , the unpitying and challenging son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius , who murders his founder after he portion Maximus to succeed him as regent and rejuvenate the Roman Republic . Once Emperor , Commodus seeks to consolidate power for himself and also make incestuous approach towards his sister , Lucilla . A deeply blemished and might - hungry grapheme , Phoenix ’s operation as Commodus was highly acclaimed , earning him an Oscar nominating address for Best Supporting Actor .
However , in theGladiator 2trailer , historians have note that Caracalla and Geta are depicted more as Caligula , Nero , or Elagabalus figures , imply they were also likely used as diachronic consultation point .
Now , the sequel is raising the stakes with not one , but two twisted , antagonisticGladiator 2characters , the brothers and co - Emperors Caracalla and Geta . Still , the obvious reference spot for Quinn and Hechinger ’s vicious atomic number 27 - Emperors was Phoenix ’s performance . However , they tried not to create simply a inadequate imitation of Phoenix ’s Commodus , so they settle to draw from various other famous villainous performance , include Gary Oldman fromThe Fifth Element , but also Philip Seymour Hoffman fromMission : Impossible III .
For the distorted Twin , Scott says they also drive inspiration from Roman history and mythology . This obviously include their real diachronic counterparts , but also Romulus and Remus from Roman mythology . However , in theGladiator 2trailer , historian have noted that Caracalla and Geta are portray more as Caligula , Nero , or Elagabalus figure , meaning they were also likely used as historical reference points . In Caracalla and Geta , Gladiator 2appears to have make an amalgam of Commodus , other famous villains , and historical public figure , so the result should be more unforgettably amoral antagonists .
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prizefighter 2 is the follow - up to Ridley Scott ’s award - winning film Gladiator from 2000 . Scott returns to channelize the subsequence , with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius , alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta . Gladiator 2 had been stuck in maturation the pits for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward .
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
