Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Russell Crowe and Connie Nielsen original Gladiator costumes...

In Ridley Scott's Roman era epic, Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays 'Maximus', a betrayed Roman General whose wife and son are murdered by power hungry 'Commodus' (Joaquin Phoenix)

Roman inspired movie costumes from Gladiator
Gladiator movie costumes Lucilla Maximus
Maximus seeks vengeance and the aid of his former lover and Commodus' sister, 'Lucilla', played by Connie Nielsen.

Actual costume worn by Connie Nielsen as 'Lucilla' in Gladiator
Gladiator Roman costume Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
Janty Yates won the 2000 Oscar for Best Costume Design for Gladiator at the 73rd Academy Awards. 

Oscar-Winning Gladiator costumes designed by Janty Yates
Original Gladiator Roman era movie costumes

Original costume worn by Russell Crowe 
as 'Maximus' in Gladiator
Russell Crowe Roman Gladiator movie costume
Gladiator movie poster
Gladiator movie poster
Gladiator also picked up another four Oscars for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Sound and Visual Effects.

Russell Crowe's Gladiator costume
Russell Crowe Maximus costume Galdiator

Connie Nielsen's beautiful costume as 'Lucilla'
Connie Nielsen Lucilla costume Gladiator
These wonderful costumes were photographed at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 13 and 14, 2009.

4 comments:

  1. nice gladiator costume but why just have an inspired outfit when you could replicate the WHOLE thing. only thing similar to the poster is the chest plate................. why bother

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    1. The costume on the poster isn't the costume they went for. He wears many different sets of armor throughout the film. This is the most notable.

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  2. I was there in the arena (one of the pretorians) arround the fight between maximus and ceaser ... in July 1999.. it was very hot ... iwill never forget this wonderful experience!! :)

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