'Gladiator' Russell Crowe fights against the Roman Empire for the first time in 25 years – Starring in historical action film 'The Last Druid'

A movie set in ancient Rome about a gladiator's revenge against the empire.“Gladiator”(2000) won the Academy Award for Best Actor.Russell CroweHowever, he makes a comeback to fight against the Roman Empire for the first time in 25 years. new historical action movie“The Last Druid”Deadline reported on the production.

Like “Gladiator,'' this film is set during the Roman Empire. A remote Druid stronghold in the Caledonian mountains has been discovered by the Roman Emperor. In order to protect his family and friends from annihilation, the gentle elder played by Crow will stand up…

Directed and written by “Underwater” (2020)William EubankHe also teamed up with Crowe on the action thriller film “Land of Bad'' (2024). The co-writers are Philip Gawthorne, who wrote Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017), and Carlyle Eubank, the director's younger brother, who worked on The Signal (2014). Producers include Ben Pugh (The Courier: Top Secret Courier) (2020), Brian Kavanagh-Jones (2019), and Fred Berger.

The rights to this work were pre-sold at the recently concluded film industry event “American Film Market,'' and Amazon Prime Video acquired distribution rights in the UK, Australia, Canada, and other countries. In addition, we have concluded agreements with distribution services and distribution companies around the world.There has been no report on acquisition of rights in Japan..

Overseas buyers were reportedly excited by the idea of ​​Crow re-enacting his battle against the Roman Empire. Stuart Ford of AGC, who is in charge of rights sales, said, “Overseas distributors were happy to have Russell play this role, and the script, which skillfully combines action and emotion, was also enthusiastically received.'' are.

Crowe, who had an overwhelming presence in “Gladiator'' and showed off in one-on-one combat at the Colosseum in Rome, did not appear in the sequel “Gladiator II.'' What kind of battle will be fought in this work?

The movie “The Last Druid'' is scheduled to be filmed in 2025.. Casting work is reportedly currently underway.

Source: Deadline
Text: Hollywood, Takatoshi Inagaki