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In the years after the first release of the Emperor, there were countless attempts to write a sequel to the film
Plot
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome, 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 weld a version of Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott
His version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome, and Maximus would have arrived in the afterlife only to encounter other souls who have yet to ascend.
He is eventually instructed by Jupiter and the other Roman deities to return to earth to find and kill Hephaestus, the former deity who betrayed them
From there he is resurrected as a Christian and ends up back in Rome to stop the spread of Christianity while crossing paths with the new emperor Lucius.
The studio decided not to make this version, but the script is available to read online
The film would have ended with Maximus being cursed to live forever, and would have featured a montage of the soldier fighting in the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, finally revealing a modern-day Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington.
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