“I’ve lit the fuse,” Scott said. “The ending of ‘Gladiator II’ is reminiscent of ‘The Godfather,’ with Michael Corleone finding himself with a job he didn’t want, and wondering, ‘Now, Father, what do I do?‘ So the next [film] will be about a man who doesn’t want to be where he is.”

"I’ve always had this idea based on The Godfather Part II," referencing the 1974 film following ... "Since (the original) Gladiator, I think I’ve done 16 movies - which is kind of a lot in 20 years," he said. "I always envied being an actor and you ...

British filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott said there is “already an idea” for a third instalment to the Gladiator film franchise, inspired by the sequel to The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola. Gladiator II is set years after Sir Ridley’s historical epic,