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In the years since the release of the first film, there have been numerous attempts to write a sequel
Scenario
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find the strength to return Rome’s glory to its people.
Musician Nick Cave was invited to write a version by Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott
Their version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome and would have seen Maximus reach the afterlife, only to be confronted by other souls who have yet to ascend further.
He is eventually tasked by Jupiter and other Roman deities to return to Earth to find and kill Hephaestus, an ancient deity who betrayed them
From there, he is resurrected as a Christian and finds himself traveling back to Rome on a mission to stop the spread of Christianity while crossing paths with the new emperor, Lucius.
The studio decided not to pursue this version, but the script is available to read online
The film would have ended with Maximus being cursed to live forever, showing a montage of the soldier fighting during the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, and finally revealing a modern-day Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington.
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