`GLADIATOR' COLOSSEUM WAS ALMOST A VIRTUAL RE-CREATION.(PREVIEW)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | May 11, 2000 | Copyright

Byline: CANDICE HUGHES Associated Press

ROME -- The new movie ``Gladiator'' is set in about A.D. 180, when Rome's Colosseum was already a century old. Meticulously re-created through a blend of sets and computer wizardry, the ancient arena looks just right -- magnificent, yes, but well-used.

The Colosseum, at the heart of the $100 million epic, was the first hurdle for filmmakers determined to re-create an authentic-looking ancient Rome.

Director Ridley Scott, whose previous credits include ``Blade Runner'' and ``Alien,'' is known as a director ...

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