Gladiator II -- Well Not Yet ...

[Michael Kerr]

Hi, liking this topic, if Hollywood were ever to make a sequel, the political situation in the years after Commodus's assassination & the rise of Septimius Severus would make with 5 people vying for the throne would make an interesting backdrop for a well written script involving Lucius who with Commodus dead would be the rightful heir & the pretenders would either want him as a puppet ruler or want him dead. Maybe one of Maximus' s companions might take Lucius to Britain to blend in & not stand out & 9 years later as a grown veteran or gladiator he has to run into Septimius at York & Septimus recognises him. Unlikely but plausible for a script. If Russ had to make an appearance then he could be a spirit or something that only Lucius could see. (Hey if you can have Zombies you can have spirits). The original movie stretched the truth regarding the political situation at the time so it could be stretched a little bit more in a sequel.
Regards
Michael Kerr