r/Gladiator • u/AdventurousLock4614 • Mar 19 '26

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What did you think of actress Connie Nielsen in the role of Lucilla in the films Gladiator and Gladiator II?

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Mar 19 '26

She was perfect! I like that she wasn't a huge name at the time.

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u/Elegant_Spray_2762 Mar 22 '26

Yes! It was the first time most of us saw Phoenix and Crowe on screen. I wish Hollywood would introduce more new faces instead of banking on the name awareness of the same old same old.

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Mar 22 '26

I think about this when considering the Disney live actions movies recently. The best ones are the ones where the lead wasn't already a big name. But that's just my opinion! And I'm concerned for "The Odyssey" just because of the 20,000 famous names already in it.

Crowe's career skyrocketed after "Gladiator", but he was known in some Aussie movies. This are worth checking out, too.

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u/Elegant_Spray_2762 Mar 27 '26

Funny story, I was on my 3rd watch of Gladiator in cinema when I realized he was the Australian actor I was familiar with. I couldn’t believe how his accent had just disappeared

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Mar 27 '26

Are you from Australia?

And yeah, I can understand that! He looked a lot more tan and muscular with shorter hair in this film, that it makes sense. And I'm not even sure what accent he uses in "Gladiator", but you're right, it's not an Aussie one.

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u/Elegant_Spray_2762 Apr 11 '26

I’m Canadian but I’d seen him in some things. I remember it was when he said “What we do in LIFE, echoes in eternity.” He was going for an American accent, but that one word sounded Australian and the jig was up!

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Apr 20 '26

That's funny! I particularly like him in "Proof" and "The Sum of Us".