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Sep 22, 2020 · Oliver Reed had almost finished his work on Gladiator when he died Universal Pictures The way in which Reed made his exit sounds like an urban legend of the most ridiculous type, but his...
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May 5, 2020 · Ridley Scott has recalled the death of actor Oliver Reed during the making of Gladiator, remarking that he “dropped down dead on the floor of a pub”. Reed died midway through production...
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- Oliver Reed's Proximo Character Explained
- Oliver Reed's Performance Was Completed with CGI and Body Doubles
- Gladiator Isn't The only Movie to Use This Technique
Proximo's Character Arc Was Preserved Despite Reed's Death
Despite being a rather amoral character mostly indifferent to the bloody deaths of his gladiators in the arena, Reed's Proximo is nevertheless an important supporting character who goes through his own arc alongside Maximus. Proximo being a former gladiator leaves him numb to the barbarism of the Roman Empire, and perfectly willing to monetarily take advantage of it after winning his own freedom. When Maximus turns to him for help in bringing down Commodus, Proximo scoffs at the idea, valuing...
Proximo's Death Scene Used Footage From Earlier In The Movie
For Proximo's final scenes in Gladiator, director Ridley Scott filmed his interaction with Maximus at night, with the two separated by the bars of a prison cell. Proximo passes Maximus the keys, allowing the former general to initiate his plan against Commodus. For this scene, a body double was used for Proximo, while Reed's face was digitally applied in post-production by the British VFX house employed for Gladiator, The Mill. Proximo's death scene features a shot of Proximo from the front a...
The Hunger Games, Star Wars, And Fast And Furious Franchises Have All Faced Similar Situations
While completing the movie after the passing of one of its main actors was a daunting task, Gladiatorpulled off this seemingly impossible feat with great success, completing the story and Proximo's arc in a meaningful way and respecting Oliver Reed's performance. The techniques to complete the performance were so effective that they inspired other projects that encountered similar tragic obstacles. Shortly after Gladiator, The Sopranos faced a similar situation when actor Nancy Marchand, who...
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Mar 4, 2024 · On May 2, 1999, Reed was at a bar called The Pub on Archbishop Street in Valletta, Malta, where Gladiator was filming. “One Sunday morning, he dropped down dead in the floor of a pub,” Scott told Variety. “He probably had a couple of pints and said, ‘I don’t feel good,’ laid on the carpet and died.”.
- James Grebey
Reed died from a heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta, Malta, on the afternoon of 2 May 1999. [64] According to Gladiator screenwriter David Franzoni, Reed had encountered a group of sailors from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland on shore leave in a bar (pub), and challenged them to a drinking match. [65]
One major problem came with the death of Oliver Reed, then aged 61, before filming was finished. Reed was playing Proximo, the gladiator trainer who takes on Maximus.
Aug 23, 2021 · A real tragedy happened while filming. Actor Oliver Reed suddenly died after a night out drinking during filming, and somehow, Scott got his film back on track.
