Joseph Quinn explains how influential Phoenix’s role was in Gladiator IIalthough he emphasizes that it was not the only role he relied on.
Although it didn’t earn him an Oscar, Joaquin Phoenix signed on Gladiator one of the best roles of his entire career when he played the emperor Convenient in the movie by Ridley Scott. His antagonistic role earned him praise around the world.
24 years later, Joseph Quinn y Fred Hechinger They will be in charge of taking over in Gladiator IIaware of how high Phoenix set the bar.
Quinn, who has just won in series such as Stranger Things and movies like A quiet place: Day 1has been chatting with Empire Magazine as part of the coverage of Gladiator II.
The actor has highlighted how important it is for him and Hechinger to take on the roles of the co-emperors Geta and Caracalla in the movie of Ridley Scott and how influential Joaquin Phoenix’s fascinating performance in the original film is for both of them.
The emperors of Gladiator II and the influence beyond Joaquin Phoenix
Honoring Commodus’ legacy and not doing anything to tarnish it has been a priority in Gladiator II by putting these brothers of the Severan Dynasty who turned Rome upside down with their intrigues.
“For obvious reasons, Joaquin Phoenix’s performance was something we had in mind. It was something we had a reverence for, but we didn’t want to sully it with any bad acting.“.
Quinn highlights other influences that helped shape the unhinged personalities of Geta and Caracalla in Gladiator II, such as Concernthe villain of Gary Oldman in The fifth elementu Owen Davianplayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mission Impossible III.
The legacy of Joaquin Phoenix as the Emperor Commodus remains etched in the minds of viewers, so Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger will have to give their all as Geta and Caracalla to live up to his name.
Gladiator II hits Spanish cinemas on November 15th with that dream called Rome at stake once again in the arena of the Colosseum, which will once again be stained with blood with a new challenge to the power of the Caesars.
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