Rome rises again. How big did “Gladiator II” go in recreating the glory of Rome?

• Prep Days in Malta: 155 days.
• Prep Days in Morocco: 130 days.
• Main Unit Photography: 49 days.
• 357 Hours of Footage Shot: we’ll do the math for you = 30,878,540 frames of film.
• Over 25,000 extras
• Some of the epic battle scenes included up to 65 stunt performers and up to 30 horses at any one time
• Rome wasn’t built in a day…
  • It took 5 months to build the Colosseum, the Emperor’s Palace, the Rome Streets, and the Senate
  • 3 full-sized period-accurate ships were built for filming
  • 21,310 sheets of lumber used
  • Built in the exact location as the first film

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