Ridley Scott confessed he has already started planning for Gladiator III.

RadarOnline.com can reveal despite critics' harsh takes on Scott's Gladiator sequel with Paul Mescal, the famed director admitted he's "already started drawing Gladiator III".

While Scott, 86, revived the Roman epic with one of Hollywood's hottest young stars, it has failed to capture the hearts of screen critics in the same way as his 2000 hit Gladiator with Russell Crowe.