Arthur Max emphasizes, "We wanted it to be familiar for the people who loved Gladiator and identified with it. But we also wanted to boost the scale." This commitment ensures a continuity in the experience while enhancing the visual grandeur of the sequel.
Max elaborates on the production techniques used: "To achieve that scale, Gladiator II returned to several of the countries where the first film shot and took advantage of new technologies that have been developed in the years since." This reflects an evolution in filmmaking practices.
Discussing the Rome set, Max states, "The Rome set was nearly five miles long, with a Colosseum replica that stood 46 feet high and was doubled digitally later." This highlights the ambitious scope of the production.
Max reflects on the time constraints, saying, "On the first one we had about 20 weeks of design work and prep, and 26 weeks of build, and on this we had less." The tight schedule places pressure on achieving the epic vision.
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