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May 05, 2009

Nick Cave Wrote a Script for 'Gladiator 2'?...

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According to a user on Metafilter, “the resulting script [penned by Cave] included the reincarnation of Maximus as the eternal warrior, the betrayal of Hephaestus , the sickness unto death of the Roman gods, the martyrdoms of St. Irenaeus of Lyon and St. Cassian of Imola, the persecution of Emperor Decius, the Crusades, and the Vietnam war; it ended in the men’s bathroom at the Pentagon.”

Uhh, Jesus, seriously?

The script was, apparently, though not too surprisingly, rejected by the studios. Here’s a review of the script from 2008 and yes, while this old news to some, it’s surely new information to many (including us, though we vaguely remember something about Ridley Scott talking about it once; in fact here’s a brief mention). Either way, it’s a fun daily diversion to be sure. The first nutshell line of the review is, “One of the most amazing, out-of-left-field screenplays I have ever read.” Ha.

Script review here



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