Screenplay Archaeology Podcast · Fandom Limb Media
Episode 117: Gladiator 2
December 17, 2024·54 min·5 clips
Nick Cave's Gladiator 2 script opens with Maximus in a sodden afterlife, bargaining with sickly Roman gods to kill a renegade deity.
As heard by us
A strange Gladiator sequel script gets a sharp autopsy instead of a shrug.
The episode stays with a strange Gladiator 2 script as it follows Maximus through dream logic, an afterlife detour, and a run of Christian imagery while Lucius keeps being sent on the road to Rome.
Why you'd press play
You want a weird, detailed tour through a Gladiator 2 script and why it lands as an interesting what-if.
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