Ngesikhathi senhlolokhono nombuso, uRussell Crowe uthe umbono wokufa kukaMaximus kuma-finals of the gladiator weza kuMqondisi uRidley Scott kuphela ngesikhathi sokuthwebula. Esondela ekugcwalisweni komsebenzi esithombeni Scott sabona ukuthi leli qhawe, elaphetha umkakhe nendodana, lalingenzeke kwabaphilayo.
Ngikhumbula uRidley wasondela kimi wathi: "Ukwahlulela yilokho okuhamba ngakho konke, angiboni isizathu sokuthi kungani kufanele usinde. Lo mlingisi uhlala ukuze aziphindisele kumkakhe nasenganeni yakhe. Lapho nje impindiselo yenzeka, yini okufanele ayenze? " Futhi ngiyadlala: "Yebo, kunjalo, akuyona i-pizzerious ukuyivula eColiseum." Ngempela, uzoba nesifiso esisodwa - ukuhlangana nomkakhe ngemuva kokuphila futhi axolise ukuthi wayengekho, lapho kunesidingo. Konke,
- Utshele umlingisi.
Futhi i-crow yaveza imfihlo yesinye sezithombe ezibalulekile zefilimu. Ngesikhathi somhlangano enkundleni ye-Commena, umphoqelelwa wokufa komndeni wakwaMaximus, umlingiswa oyinhloko uthatha isigqoko sakhe ukuze ahlangane nobuso obuseduze. Futhi lesi sehlakalo besingelula ukususa:
Esihlahleni esigcwele ugesi ophelele. Njalo lapho ngidubula, izinwele zaphela. Ngisuse kancane, ngahamba ngokushesha lapho sengivele ngakwenza, kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ugesi we-static wangijikisa kwabanye i-telepusik. Ukukhishwa kwakuyicebo elikhulu: Lapho ngiphendukela empahleni, bese ngisesimweni ebunzini kuphela kanye nesilevu, izinwele azibonakali.
Ifilimu elithi "gladiator" lithole ama-11 aphakanyiselwe u-Oscar futhi anqobile kwabahlanu kubo, kufaka phakathi "ifilimu elingcono kakhulu". I-Studio Paramount and Ridey Scott Plan ukususa ukuqhubeka kwefilimu, lapho umlingisi ophambili uyoba nguLucius, indodana kaLucill. Umbhalo uzobhala uPeter Craig ("Imidlalo Yendlala: I-Soyuza-Meshnik," Abafana Babi Phakade ").