6 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

I like the trailer too, it looks like a very fun film.  The comments section is filled with people mocking it though and just as funny.

 

People are weird. It looks like high quality blockbuster, epic, visually beautiful, intense. Also with a great cast and a decent plot.

 

6 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

I like the trailer too, it looks like a very fun film.  The comments section is filled with people mocking it though and just as funny.

 

Interesting parallels

Sounds interesting.

 

 

7 hours ago, Lilja K said:

People are weird. It looks like high quality blockbuster, epic, visually beautiful, intense. Also with a great cast and a decent plot.

Gladiator isn't just "some" movie it's a beloved cult classic since almost 25 years, Ridley Scotts magnum opus of his career. It's like James Cameron would decide making Titanic 2 all of the sudden 😅 (and don't tell me there is no storyline for this, there always is be it Rose journey/life or the search of the wrack or everything that was influenced by the sinking of the Titanic historically etc)

 

Gladiator is a nearly perfect film, which splits the difference between art and entertainment without ever feeling like it’s laboring for either. The idea of a Gladiator sequel seems impossible—why mess with the best? Why risk tainting a great cinematic legacy? Those are the real questions here.

 

Of course people are giving this part II a hard time. It's not really surprising when you really think about it imo.

 

Except something about Ridley Scott films always lend themselves to sequelization (see also: Aliens, Blade Runner 2049), and it’s not like the Roman Empire ever lacked for drama to mine for the big screen. So I'm still here having all the high hopes for Gladiator II.

 

Also people mocking everything and -one on socials these days.

I believe that Gladiator is also partially responsible for the interest in stoic philosophy on youtube/social media during the pandemic.  All those stoicism youtubers used Gladiator pictures as thumbnails lol. Stoicism is still at 2 million views per month on youtube.  People started to read the great ancient texts again (myself included- read them all).

 

It's really a one-of a kind screenplay, so well written.

 

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr  re-edited trailer without rap music & hans zimmer soundtrack

 

 

14 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr  re-edited trailer without rap music & hans zimmer soundtrack

So much better 😱

 

And exactly what I'm talking about. This is how to make the audience even more emotionally connected with part 1 especially because the 1rst movie had such a strong soundtrack + culture impact 

 

Whoever decided to put a freakin rap song into that trailer should be fired asap lol You want to sell this movie and make some money to bring the ridiclious amount of budget back in? Then do it right for christ sake.

 

Sometimes I think Hollywood is run by idiots these days.

3 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr  re-edited trailer without rap music & hans zimmer soundtrack

 

 

 

Completely different level, rap song was as inappropriate as possible💯

Gladiator II facing his first crisis. At least people talking about it.

 

‘Gladiator II' Trailer Faces Backlash: Over 125k YouTube Dislikes

In other Scott news. FINALLY!!! If you haven't seen the DC of "Kingdom of Heaven" but just the theatrically released version you haven't seen the right movie. Just sayin.

 

Ridley Scott's 4-Hour ‘Napoleon: The Director's Cut' is Coming Soon

Ridley Scott's “Napoleon: The Director's Cut” is potentially coming very soon. It's just been rated R for strong violence, grisly images, sexual content, some nudity and language. This signifies clear intent on the part of Apple TV to make it available on their platform.

In late August 2023, we had broken the news that Scott was working on a director’s cut of “Napoleon” and that it would clock in at over 4 hours. It’s obviously piqued our interest since then. The theatrically released version had some narrative holes in it, and a director’s cut could potentially cure that.

Scott later told Total Film that it would be made available after the film’s November release. He called his lengthier cut “Fantastic” … Well, we’re still waiting, Ridley.

Produced and financed by Apple, Scott’s epic reunited the filmmaker with Joaquin Phoenix as the European conquering emperor. It received mixed reviews from critics, but I actually liked the subversive way in which Scott told his story. I imagine the 4-hour cut is very different in terms of scope and tone.

Scott is no stranger to “Director’s Cuts.” We all know about the multiple “Blade Runner” versions that exist. That film became a sci-fi classic only years after its release, when audiences discovered Scott’s originally intended version.

Further, Scott’s Crusades epic, “Kingdom of Heaven,” originally released in the summer of 2005 to negative reviews, had a new version released on DVD, which had more than an hour's worth of deleted footage. The result? A 210-minute cut with character development, less plot holes and a much-improved story.

Hopefully, lightning will strike again with “Napoleon: The Director’s Cut”

20 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

@Lilja K @Jade Bahr  re-edited trailer without rap music & hans zimmer soundtrack

According to Imdb Harry Gregson-Williams is responsible for the soundtrack this time. He worked with Scott before on KoH, The Martian, House of Gucci, The Last Duel, and Prometheus.

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon 2’ Pulled From August Release After First Movie Bombs at Box Office

 

Kevin Costner's 'Horizon 2' Pulled From August Release Date (variety.com)

 

 

On 7/10/2024 at 10:30 AM, Jade Bahr said:

So much better 😱

 

And exactly what I'm talking about. This is how to make the audience even more emotionally connected with part 1 especially because the 1rst movie had such a strong soundtrack + culture impact 

 

Whoever decided to put a freakin rap song into that trailer should be fired asap lol You want to sell this movie and make some money to bring the ridiclious amount of budget back in? Then do it right for christ sake.

 

Sometimes I think Hollywood is run by idiots these days.

 

that guy who edited the trailer (and got viral on youtube for it) did it in an afternoon & did a better job than the paid editors for this film lol.

 

the marketing team cropped the promo posters wrong lol:

 

 

Gladiator was pretty influential at the time (circa 2000).  It helped bring back the sword & sandal films (Troy, 300, Rome tv series, Spartacus series etc).  It was also influential in gaming (Assassin's Creed, Ryse son of rome, rome total war etc)  The visual style was copied and reused in many productions too.  I think the Vikings TV series uses the same filter.

 

I watched Gladiator many times and have never gotten tired of it.  It is one of those movies that people watch over and over again.

 

The only flaw in the script is how they wrote Maximus to be motivated chiefly by revenge and patriotism second; this is not really the Roman/Greek stoic way of thinking nor would Marcus Aurelius/Seneca advise it.  Stoics believe that to pursue revenge is a waste and illogical; one loses themselves in revenge.  They also believed that honor was more dear to one's soul than their life.  He should be motivated chiefly by honor and ambition, to save Rome and get justice for his family as a side-effect .

11 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

the marketing team cropped the promo posters wrong lol:

Coonie Nielsen deserved better. Her poster is by far the worst.

I could live with this casting @Lilja K

 

 

This is actually brilliant 😄

 

 

4 hours ago, Jade Bahr said:

I could live with this casting @Lilja K

 

 

 

I can see him as young Haymitch

This could be interesting. So far there isn't a really decent movie adaption imo @Lilja K

 

Emerald Fennell's Next Film is ‘Wuthering Heights’ Adaptation

Emerald Fennell has announced that her next film will be an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel “Wuthering Heights.” She didn’t reveal whether it would be a modern-day adaptation, but that could technically be a possibility. I’m inclined to believe she’ll remain faithful to the book’s time period.

The source material does go well with what Fennell has so far tackled in her first two films (“Young Promising Woman" and “Saltburn”) — mental and physical cruelty, revenge, abuse, and the class system. She could it into a very dark direction, one by which we haven’t seen yet in the other movie adaptations.

One of the most tormented love stories ever written, “Wuthering Heights” tackles troubled orphan, and antihero, Heathcliff and his doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw. The ensuing ramification of his unhealthy affection for Catherine sets up a tale of revenge and social climbing.

There have been four movie adaptations of Brontë’s novel, released in 1939, 1970, 1992 and 2011. I liked the 1970 version, starring Timothy Dalton, but there’s always room for improvement as I don’t believe there’s been a definitive take on the source material. Not even Andrea Arnold could muster up a great film out of it. Maybe Fennell will finally “crack the code” in that regard.

15 minutes ago, Jade Bahr said:

This could be interesting. So far there isn't a really decent movie adaption imo @Lilja K

 

Emerald Fennell's Next Film is ‘Wuthering Heights’ Adaptation

Emerald Fennell has announced that her next film will be an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel “Wuthering Heights.” She didn’t reveal whether it would be a modern-day adaptation, but that could technically be a possibility. I’m inclined to believe she’ll remain faithful to the book’s time period.

The source material does go well with what Fennell has so far tackled in her first two films (“Young Promising Woman" and “Saltburn”) — mental and physical cruelty, revenge, abuse, and the class system. She could it into a very dark direction, one by which we haven’t seen yet in the other movie adaptations.

One of the most tormented love stories ever written, “Wuthering Heights” tackles troubled orphan, and antihero, Heathcliff and his doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw. The ensuing ramification of his unhealthy affection for Catherine sets up a tale of revenge and social climbing.

There have been four movie adaptations of Brontë’s novel, released in 1939, 1970, 1992 and 2011. I liked the 1970 version, starring Timothy Dalton, but there’s always room for improvement as I don’t believe there’s been a definitive take on the source material. Not even Andrea Arnold could muster up a great film out of it. Maybe Fennell will finally “crack the code” in that regard.

 

I haven't read the book, I've only watched one film/tv adaptation that I vaguely remember. I think Tom Hardy was there. But I'd be interested to see what Emerald will do with it too

12 minutes ago, Lilja K said:

I think Tom Hardy was there. But I'd be interested to see what Emerald will do with it too

It's "only" a tv adaption so it didn't really count as "movie" to me 😇😄

 

I watched

 

(the only black Heathcliff who pretty much was black in the OG book)

 

(Tom Hardy is many things but he's not Heathcliff also this wig? give me a break LOL it's also the least accurate apadation of the book)

 

(I can't believe how medicore this movie is despite those great 2 main actors )

 

(I remember lots of snow instead of the famous moorland in the book)

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