“I’ve lit the fuse,” Scott said. “The ending of ‘Gladiator II’ is reminiscent of ‘The Godfather,’ with Michael Corleone finding himself with a job he didn’t want, and wondering, ‘Now, Father, what do I do?‘ So the next [film] will be about a man who doesn’t want to be where he is.”

Sir Ridley Scott has insisted 'Gladiator II' won't receive a separate extended cut because the theatrical version is the "final" cut.

Ridley Scott says there won’t be an extended director’s cut for Gladiator II. Gladiator II will be released in United States theaters later this month. A sequel to 2000’s Gladiator starring Russell Crowe,