Ridley Scott teases plans for third Gladiator film inspired by The Godfather II

British filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott said determination is “already an idea” for a 3rd instalment to the Gladiator movie franchise, inspired by the sequel to Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.

Gladiator II is acceptable years aft Sir Ridley’s humanities epic, released successful 2000, starring Russell Crowe arsenic Roman wide Maximus Decimus Meridius.

The much-anticipated upcoming sequel features Irish prima Paul Mescal arsenic Lucius, the lad of precocious Maximus.

Sir Ridley confirmed helium had edited much than an hr from the archetypal chopped of the sequel, earlier suggesting a 3rd Gladiator movie could beryllium successful the works alternatively of an extended mentation of the film, which helium did with the 2023 film Napoleon.

“There’s already an idea,” the 86-year-old manager told The Hollywood Reporter.

“I’ve ever had this thought based connected The Godfather Part II,” referencing the 1974 movie pursuing the Corleone transgression family.

“Gladiator II decidedly signals it could beryllium rather a ample success. It’s astir got everything you request for that,” Sir Ridley said.

The Blade Runner manager besides confirmed helium was not readying connected retiring immoderate clip soon.

“Since (the original) Gladiator, I deliberation I’ve done 16 movies — which is benignant of a batch successful 20 years,” helium said.

“I ever envied being an histrion and you tin bash 2 oregon 3 movies a year. They don’t person to bash immoderate prep but larn their lines.

“I’ve got to person it written, fund it, formed it, sprout it, marque it, edit it, and present it.

“…I got bully astatine cutting distant each the crap. You can’t person 40 projects successful development. That’s a atrocious idea. I usually person 3 oregon four.”

Sir Ridley confirmed helium was asked to nonstop Top Gun: Maverick aft the archetypal 1986 movie was directed by his precocious brother, Tony Scott.

“They asked maine to (direct) it and I said ‘I don’t privation to travel my brother’,” helium said.

“Tony was ever funny successful today. A batch of my worldly is either historic, phantasy oregon subject fiction.

“Tony didn’t similar phantasy — things similar Alien oregon Blade Runner oregon Legend.”

Sir Ridley added “I miss my brother”, who took his ain beingness successful Los Angeles successful August 2012.

Gladiator II volition beryllium released connected November 15 successful the UK, with the planetary premiere taking spot successful London 2 days before.

King Charles and Queen Camilla volition besides conscionable the stars of Gladiator II – Mescal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal – astatine the premiere with Sir Ridley.