Ngexesha lodliwanondlebe noBukhosi, uRussell Crowe watsho ukuba umbono wokufa kuka-Maximus kwi-dayliator yeza kumlawuli ritley kuphela ngexesha lefilimu. Ukusondela ekugqityweni komsebenzi kwiScott Scott iqonga iqhawe, elifelwe ngumfazi wakhe nonyana, akukho nto banokuyenza phakathi kwabaphilayo.
Ndikhumbula iRickley Someleza kum kwaye ithi: "Egwebayo ngento yonke into ehambayo, andisiboni isizathu sokuba kufuneka uphile. Omntu uhlala ehleli ukuze aphindeze kumfazi wakhe nomntwana wakhe. Kwakufika nje impindezelo, kufuneka enze ntoni? " Kwaye ndiyadlala: "Ewe, kunjalo, ayisiyo pizzerriety ukuyivula kwi-colcium." Ewe, uya kuba nomnqweno omnye kuphela-ukudibana nenkosikazi yakhe kububele emva kobomi kwaye acele uxolo ukuba akasondela, xa kufuneka njalo. Yonke into,
-Uxele umlingisi.
Kwakhona crow watyhila imfihlo yenye yezinto eziphambili zefilimu. Ngexesha lentlanganiso e-Arena kunye ne-contprorit yokufa kosapho olunzulu, owona mlinganiswa uphakamileyo uthatha isigcina-ntloko sakhe ukudibana ubuso. Kwaye le meko yayingeyongxaki yokususa:
Kwi-Helmet ezele ngumbane oqingqiweyo. Ngalo lonke ixesha ndimdubula, iinwele ziphakame. Ndisuse kancinci, ndakhupha ngokukhawuleza ukuba ndenze nje, kodwa ngalo lonke ixesha lombane omileyo wandiguqulela kwiTelepusik. Iziphumo yayisisicwangciso esikhulu: xa ndijika kwintengiso, emva koko kwisakhelo sebunzi nje kuphela neCIN, iinwele azibonakali.
Ifilimu ethi "I-Gladiator" ifumene amagama ama-11 e-Oscar kwaye waphumelela kwi-5 kubo, kubandakanya "ifilimu elungileyo". Isitudiyo se-Studio Paramount kunye ne-Scorley Scott Scott yokususa ukuqhubeka kwefilimu, apho umlinganiswa ophambili uya kuba nguLucius, unyana kaLucill. Iskripthi siya kubhala uPetros Craig ("Imidlalo elambile: Soyu-Meshnik," Abafana Babantu ").