Joseph Quinnhad some big sandals to fill as a villain inRidley Scotts long-awaited sequel to 2000sGladiator.

For obvious reasons, Joaquin Phoenixs performance was something that was in our minds, explained Quinn toEmpire.

You know, the two lunatics who formed Rome but were bred from the milk of a wolf?

Joseph Quinn poses on a red carpet; Joaquin Phoenix wears ancient roman armor and holds his thumb sideways in the air in a still from ‘Gladiator’

‘Gladiator II’ actor Joseph Quinn is praising Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in the original 2000 film.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney/DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection

[Caracalla and Geta] came up a different way but were probably brain-damaged.

I was never expecting to do that, obviously, and so I was incredibly grateful.

He built ancient Rome!

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Joseph Quinn as Geta inGladiator II(2024) character poster. (Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Not a lot of people can do thatRidley Scott can.