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In the years since the first film was released, there have been numerous attempts to write a sequel

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Lucius is forced into the Colosseum and must look to his past to find the strength to restore Rome’s glory to its people.

Musician Nick Cave was invited to write a version by Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott

His version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome and would have seen Maximus arrive in the afterlife, only to be confronted by other souls who have yet to ascend further.

He is eventually tasked by Jupiter and other Roman gods to return to earth to find and kill Hephaestus, a former god who has betrayed them

From there, he is resurrected as a Christian and finds himself returning to Rome, on a mission to stop the spread of Christianity, while meeting 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 condemned to live for eternity, with a montage of the soldier fighting in the Crusades, World War II and the Vietnam War, finally revealing a modern Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington.

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