Kakade iminyaka engamashumi amabili kusukela ngesikhathi sokukhishwa kwe-Peplum "Gladiator", kepha umabi wefa oyindida uRussell Crowe usamangazwa yithonya lale filimu esikweni lePop. Ngokusho komdlali, i- "Gladiator" idumile kangangokuba ngisho nangemva kwamashumi amabili eminyaka, lesi sithombe singatholakala esiteshini esithile ngesikhathi sokuqala. Ngokumelene nalesi sizinda, ukhuluma ngokukhishwa kokulandelana okubangelwa, ukuthuthukiswa kwawo osekuvele kuthiwe uRidley Scott. Ukuqhubeka kwe- "Gladiator" kuyiphrojekthi yokuyenga, kepha uClowe uqobo uyangabaza ukuthi ekugcineni le filimu izophuma ekugcineni. Esizeni sengxoxo e! Umlingisi uthe:
Ngingakutshela ukuthi izingxoxo eziphathelene nokuqhubeka kwaqala ngosuku lokugcina lokuthola amafilimu [okokuqala ngokuthi "Gladiator"]. Ngiyaphinda, kusukela ngosuku lokugcina. Kusukela lapho, kube nemibono eminingi ehlukene yokuthi ungaya kanjani kule ndaba. Okwamanje angiholeli noma yiziphi izingxoxo [ngokubamba iqhaza ku-sequel]. Ngibize ngokuthi ngiyisicefe, kepha ngifuna ukukukhumbuza ukuthi ngifele kwifilimu yokuqala. Ngakho-ke angazi. Kungenzeka yini ukuphinda usebenzise yonke into ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi? Singase ...
Ngokokuqala ngqa mayelana nokuqhubeka nokulungiselela okuqhubekayo kwe- "gladiator" kukhulume ngo-2018. NgoMeyi walo nyaka, inkanyezi yefilimu yokuqala uConnie Nielsen ikuqinisekisile ukuthi abakhiqizi basebenza ngempela le nketho. Kuyaziwa ukuthi njengamanje abadali bagxile kwimibhalo, bezama ukuza nendaba engeke ilahle okwangempela.