The star added that the original film appealed to a female audience ‘because it’s not about revenge, it is about vengeance’ – and because it didn’t have a gratuitous sex scene Russell Crowe has said that the Gladiator sequel was a failure because it lacked a “moral core” and that studio behind it...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/russell-crowe-says-gladiator-ii-failed-because-it-didnt-have-a-moral-core)