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TIL Russel Crowe wanted to make a sequel of 'Gladiator'. The script of the sequel had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians; then transported to other periods in history, like World War 2, Vietnam War and finally a general in the modern-day Pentagon.

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