Rupert Everetthas revealed he askedRidley Scottfor a role in the upcomingGladiatorII, but to no avail.

Everett said: I rang him up and said, kindly, Ridley, can I be inGladiator?

and he said, OK, Ill see what I can do.

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett as the Duke of Wellington in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’Sony Pictures

And then nothing happened.

He continued: Hes doing another film and Im hoping to get into that.

He is currently on screen in Netflix hitEmily in Paris, where he plays Italian designer Giorgio Barbieri.

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