Makore makumi maviri atove nemakore makumi maviri kubva panguva yekuburitswa kwePepuru "Gladiator", asi muurayi wezasi capitall crowe ichiri kushamisika neiyi firimu pane yefirimu pop tsika. Maererano nomutambi, "Gladiator" yakakurumbira zvekuti kunyangwe mushure memakumi maviri emakore, uyu mufananidzo unogona kuwanikwa pane imwe nzira yekunyama-nguva. Kupesana neiyi nhoroondo, inotaura nezvekuburitswa kweanogona kunge sequel, kukura kweiyo yakatove yatove muhole scott. Kuenderera mberi kwe "Gladiator" chirongwa chekunyengera, asi kuzvinyengedza kusava nechokwadi kuti firimu rakadaro rinozobuda. Mune yekubvunzurudza saiti e! Mutambi akati:
Ini ndinogona kukuudza kuti kutaurirana nezve kuenderera mberi kwakatanga pazuva rekupedzisira rekufa [iyo yekutanga "Gladiator"]. Ini ndinodzokorora, kubva pazuva rekupedzisira. Kubva ipapo, kwakave nemazano mazhinji akasiyana pamaitiro ekutaura nyaya iyi. Panguva yandisingatungamire chero nhaurirano [pakutora chikamu mune sequel]. Ndishevedze, asi ini ndoda kukuyeuchidza kuti ndakafa mufirimu rekutanga. Saka handizive. Zvinoita here kutsiva zvese mushure memakore mazhinji? Tinogona ...
Kekutanga nezvekuenderera mberi kwekuenderera mberi kwe "Gladiator" akataura muna 2018. Muna May wegore rino, nyeredzi yeiyo yekutanga firimu connie nielsen yakasimbiswa kuti vanogadzira chaizvo vanoshandisa iyi sarudzo. Izvo zvinozivikanwa kuti panguva iyo vagadziri vakatarisana nezviratidzo, vachiedza kuuya nenyaya isingazoregi iyo yekutanga.