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Russell Crowe Admits He's 'Slightly Uncomfortable' About 'Gladiator II'

Russell Crowe says he's 'uncomfortable' but also has 'a tinge of jealousy' over the upcoming 'Gladiator' sequel.

On a new episode of the Kyle Meredith with... podcast, the 60-year-old Oscar winner opens up about director Ridley Scott returning to the cinematic colosseum to create a new story in the same universe as the 2000 film that skyrocketed Crowe to a new level of fame. After years living on his own in the wilderness, and presumed dead by his mother, Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), Lucius returns to Rome to enter the Colossseum himself, attempting to follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Maximus -- the role that won Crowe the Best Actor Oscar back in 2001. At the end of the first Gladiator, Maximus succumbs to injuries he earned while leading a violent attempt to overthrow Commodus, meaning Crowe's character could not return for the sequel -- a fact which has seemingly led to some skepticism from the actor.

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