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The Big Picture For over two decades, Gladiator fans have lamented the loss of a cut action sequence — a Colosseum battle featuring Maximus squaring off against a rhinoceros with a surly disposition. Sadly, the scene was cut from the film due to the high price tag associated with computer effects in the early 2000s. However, the scene exists in the form of crude storyboards and CG test footage accessible through a hidden Easter egg deep within the menus of the original DVD release.
Deep within the chapter selection screen, viewers could click on a mysterious symbol which carried them to a hidden section full of secret files. There, one could see storyboards of a Colosseum fight pitting Maximus against a charging rhino. Another file even included CG test footage of the rhino ! All of a sudden, fans were left wondering how the movie would have shaped with the inclusion of the scene. Thus, the "Legend of the Rhino" was born.
"When we talked about the different exotic animals in the movie, we called an animal trainer and said, 'Hey, can you show up in Malta with a rhino?' and he said, 'Yeah, we can definitely do that and work with them. There’s just one problem. When they start moving, you can’t stop them.'" Related Ridley Scott Was Supposed to Direct 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' and Then... What would that even have looked like?
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