John Mathieson, the Director of Photography in Gladiator 2 has criticized Ridley Scott’s filmmaking habits in the epic sequel.

Ridley Scott and David Scarpa, who previously worked together on All the Money in the World and Napoleon, reteamed again for the sequel Gladiator II.

Ridley Scott, maker of whatever movies he pleases, has said in a new interview that there will “certainly” be a Gladiator 3:

Gladiator II' DP John Mathieson decries Ridley Scott's 'lazy' process as 'not very good for cinematography' and too reliant on CGI.

Upon listening to his episode on the podcast in question, John Mathieson noticed the severe truncation of the talk he’d given to Nigel Levy. Gladiator II’s DP even noted that he could tell that it felt like quotes were rearranged and deleted that would have filled out the sentiment he’d expressed above.