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The opening battle scene set in the forests of Germania was shot at Bourne Wood, near Farnham, Surrey, in England. [14] When Scott learned that the Forestry Commission was planning to remove a section of the forest, he obtained permission to burn it down for the scene. [15]
Mock castle at the Bourne Wood at the end of filming of the film Robin Hood, showing the burnt-out castle gate. Since 1999, part of Bourne Wood has been frequently used as a location for filming movies, television series and music videos, most notably the opening battle scenes of the film Gladiator which helped the location to gain popularity.
A character named Quintus played by Tomas Arana appears in the movie Gladiator released in 2000 and is loosely based on Quintus Aemilius Laetus. Quintus serves under Maximus in the opening battle scene. He later sides with Commodus and arrests Maximus. Quintus appears later as the commander of the Praetorian Guard.
In addition to the battle, other scenes were filmed in Bourne Wood, most of which took place in and outside luxurious tents that the emperor, royal family and high-ranking officials would have ...
True, "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe can’t return as Maximus (for obvious reasons), but “Gladiator II” is packed full of nostalgia, familiar characters and callbacks to the 2000 film.
The Band and Bugles of The Rifles performed the track ahead of the King attending the Gladiator II premiere on Wednesday evening. Gladiator battle theme sounds out during film-inspired Changing ...
Gladiator: Music From the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack album of the 2000 film Gladiator. The soundtrack was composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard , and was released on April 25, 2000.
"Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs at the Colosseum for the crowd's amusement. The scene is rooted in real-life naval battles that began during Julius Caesar's reign in Rome.