Gladiator II is Scott's biggest chance to prove to many that he is far from a spent force and can still craft groundbreaking movies.

Nothing is confirmed just yet, but it certainly sounds like a Gladiator 3 is on the way. Director Ridley Scott shared with our sister publication Total Film that work had begun on a threequel. "I've already got eight pages. I've got the beginning of a very good footprint," he shared.

Nearly 25 years after the first Gladiator stormed into movie theatres director Ridley Scott has called the sequel to the swords-and-sandals epic that starred Russell Crowe and won the Oscar for best picture his finest work as a filmmaker.