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He, as emperors go, was semi-decentsometimes weak, sometimes lax, but not terrible.
One of them was just this side of being dysfunctional, a lunatic.
The other one tried to control his brother.
So that state of constant disagreement and fluctuating personalities was where we began.
Theres a treasure trove of historical material, Hechinger says.
So our influences are as wide-ranging as Romulus and Remus to Beavis and Butt-Head.
Theres a codependency to the two of them, he says.
Theres also a raging competition.
She has lost Lucius, says Nielsen about returning to her character 20 years later.
If you stick rigidly to history that long ago, it frankly may be boring, says Scott.
I think you’ve got the option to take some liberties.
You walk onto that set, and Rome is there around you, he notes.
Everywhere you look is the real thing.
Thanks to all its grandeur, sensory overload (just look at that trailer!
So the things that we are alluding to in the film are really these same age-old questions.
What punch in of society are we?
What kind of community do we want to live inand what will people do to get there?
For any historical piece to work, it has to speak to now, Hechinger concurs.
Theres no difference, he says.
Its the same, except I think now its much worse.
Gladiator II is out in theaters Nov. 22.
