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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 restore Rome’s glory to its people. In the years following the release of the first film, there were many attempts to write a sequel. Musician Nick Cave was invited to work on the version by Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott. His version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome and saw Maximus arrive in the afterlife only to confront other souls who have yet to move on. He is eventually tasked by Jupiter and the other Roman deities to return to earth to find and kill Hephaestus, the former deity who betrayed them. From there he is resurrected as a Christian and is on his way back to Rome to stop the spread of Christianity when he meets the new Emperor Lucius. The film would end with Maximus cursed to live forever, followed by a montage of the soldier fighting in the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, eventually revealing a modern-day Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The studio decided not to accept this version, but the script is available to read online. Emperor Geth: The Gods SPOKE!. Featured in The 7PM Project: July 3, 2024 Episode (2024)
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