Oooooooooh Maaaaaaaaan.... when does this film come out... tell me it's this year... Wow... ya know, we might actually get both this and Besson's JOAN OF ARC out within months of each other. Can they both rock? Will they both suck? Sheeshus I hope these two are gold. I'm probably most jazzed by this GLADIATOR flick though because I'm a strong fan of that period in history, and can't wait to see the 'glory of Rome' as well as all of it's horrors. Now I turn you over to Bigus Dickus... (a warning, he details what sort of things have been shot thus far, and does have one spoilerish sort of thing... but it's soooooo cool)
I wrote to you during the christmas break telling you of my fortune of being picked to be an extra in "Gladiator".
Well as you've posted some pics up I'll give you some quick news. My full report will come very soon. But let me tell you from the start... This movie is going to rock. The sequence being shot is the opening battle. Romans vs Germans!!
First to comment on those pictures. The first one of the two german guys!! I was lying down just ten feet away when that one was taken. The photographer took one of me but I guess I didn't make the cut.
The second pic was obviously taken during a break. I know the romans arent that bright but I didn't see any of them fighting each other during a take.
The third is of the roman fort which faces the german camp shown in pic four ( although I'm not sure what them darned romans are doing there).
The shoot has been running since last monday. So much has been shot. Here are a few tiny bits to get you panting for more.
I have friends who are playing romans and one shot that they were involved in had them marching over from the roman fort through thick smoke towartds the german camp while hundreds of burning arrows were being fired over head.
A major take I was in had our german archers firing at the romans while stood only 30 feet away.
On saturday, close hand to hand combat was being shot. A horses leg was cut clean off. So was a troops. Heads were exploded. More burning arrows. Catapults!!! More smoke. Big flames!!! Trees on fire ( yes they are real trees!!)Lots of screamimg and shouting:)
Last thursday Ridley shot this scene: the romans send a messenger over to the germans to ask them to surrender. Us Germans don't take too kindly and cut off the messengers head. Our leader holds the cut off head into the air calling out to the Roman fort!!! I think he's trying to pick a fight. Then the messenger is sent back on the horse he rode in on sans head!! Cool stuff harry.
There is so much to tell you about this but I'll leave that for later!!
keep up the good work:) I'm going back to set right now.
Bigus Dikus
