As originally written, that’s a big part of what motivates the hero. It was Logan who came up with the idea of killing Maximus’ family, an idea that Franzoni had difficultly with:Ĭreatively, I was concerned when the family was dropped out of the script. When Ridley Scott was brought in, he believed Franzoni’s dialogue was too “on-the-nose” and hired John Logan for a rewrite. Obviously, a lot changed from that first draft to what ended up on the screen. A superstar gladiator sponsored by the Golden Pompeii Olive Oil Company, Narcissus ultimately strangles Commodus in the Colosseum sands and then sails off into the sunset with his wife and two daughters. Immediately after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, which is neither shown nor described, Narcissus is shipped as a condemned prisoner to the Colosseum, where he becomes a huge popular success. In his first draft, the protagonist was named Narcissus, after the man who killed Commodus in real life.įranzoni’s General Narcissus wins the war in Germania. Mannix’s Those About To Die (published after the film’s success as The Way of the Gladiator) during motorcycle trip around world nearly thirty years earlier. For Gladiator, Franzoni was inspired by Daniel P. His success writing Spielberg’s Amistad earned him a three picture deal with Dreamworks. With David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson as the three credited screenwriters, it should be noted that Franzoni is the original author of the script. As Maximus says, “what we do in life echoes in eternity.” Click here if you’re looking for the Gladiator screenplay.
Long after the CGI fades into nostalgia, or possibly a few laughs, the story will keep this film alive.
Gladiator is a phenomenal revenge drama that earned the Oscar for Best Picture in 2000 (the original screenwriter, David Franzoni, shared the award with William Nicholson and John Logan), as well as Best Actor for Russell Crowe, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound.
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