Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is set to be released 24 years after the original film hit theaters, but fans of the saga might not have to wait long for its third installment. The filmmaker has revealed he’s already begun working on the script for the potential Gladiator III.

It's been 24 years since the first Gladiator was released, but it seems we may not be waiting as long for a third film. As director Ridley Scott tells Total Film in our final issue out on Thursday, October 10,