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In the years following the release of the first film, there were many attempts to write a sequel
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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 the glory of Rome to its people.
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His version focused on the more mythic elements of ancient Rome and would have seen Maximus arrive in the afterlife only to meet other souls who have yet to ascend.
Eventually, Jupiter and other Roman deities are tasked with returning to Earth to find and kill Hephaestus, an ancient deity who betrayed them
From there, he is resurrected as a Christian and finds himself traveling back to Rome to stop the spread of Christianity as he crosses paths with the new emperor, Lucius.
The studio decided not to proceed with this version, but the script can be read online
The film would have ended with Maximus being cursed to live forever, in a montage showing the soldier fighting in the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, eventually revealing a modern-day Maximus working in the Pentagon in Washington.
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