Gladiator 2 was recently seen shooting in Sussex, with Paul Mescal taking over the lead role from original star Russell Crowe.
However, the Oscar-winning actor, 60, returned to the setting of his 2000 megahit over the weekend as he performed live at the Teatro di Venere in the archaeological park of the Colosseum in Rome.
He owned the stage at the Venere in Music free concert event, joining his band The Gentlemen Barbers as they all donned matching black suits.
The A Beautiful Mind star looked dapper in his flattering dark ensemble as he wowed the crowd.
Crowe is lead singer for The Gentlemen Barbers, whose members he has been friendly with for 30 years after they worked alongside the A-list actor in his previous bands Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts and The Ordinary Fear of God.
Russell Crowe, 60, (pictured) showed off his vocal chops on Sunday as he performed live at the Teatro di Venere in the archaeological park of the Colosseum in Rome
'There's an attitude about this band. It's got a groove. We do a lot of story songs, but we also know we are here to blow out the cobwebs and give the audience a good night,' he previously said.
Despite his successful acting career, Crowe has always had an interest in singing.
The New Zealand-born rocker released his first solo single I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando in the 1980s, before launching his first band Roman Anti with childhood friend Dean Cochran.
He owned the stage at the Venere in Music free concert event, joining his band The Gentlemen Barbers as they all donned matching black suits
The Gladiator star had a great time on stage and appeared in his element as he wowed the crowd
Crowe and his band are currently performing their Indoor Garden Party concerts across Italy.
It comes after the famously outspoken actor recently weighed in on the upcoming Gladiator 2 movie, the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster that made him a global superstar.
Crowe won an Academy Award for his role in the original Gladiator, which first hit screens in 2000 and earned close to half a billion dollars at the box office.
The famously outspoken New Zealand-born fan favourite admits he feels 'uncomfortable' about the new film, which he says he had 'no say in'.
Despite his successful acting career, Crowe has always had an interest in singing
The New Zealand-born rocker released his first solo single I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando in the 1980s, before launching his first band Roman Anti with childhood friend Dean Cochran
He made the comments during an interview on the Kyle Meredith with... podcast on Monday.
In the film Crowe played Roman general Maximus, who is enslaved and becomes a famed gladiator before dying tragically.
'I'm slightly uncomfortable with the fact they're making another one - because, of course, I'm "dead" and I have no say in what gets done,' Russell joked during the interview.
Crowe performs with The Gentlemen Barbers, who he has been friendly with for 30 years
He also hinted that he was not fully in support of some story aspects of the new film, which have been leaked - even though it is being directed by 86-year-old Ridley Scott, who made the original Gladiator.
'But a couple of the things I've heard I'm like, ''No, no, no, that's not in the moral journey of that particular character''', the Beautiful Mind actor said.
'But I can't say anything, it's not my place, I'm "six foot under". So we'll see what that is like.'
Crowe is currently undertaking a tour of Italy with his band as they perform their Indoor Garden Party concerts
He confirmed last month on UK radio that he was not working on the sequel starring Irish actor Paul Mescal, 28.
In the new film Mescal takes over the role of Lucius Verus (Spencer Treat Clark), the grown-up nephew of the late Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) who idolized the late general-turned-slave-turned-gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe).
Ridley Scott's original Gladiator famously amassed $465.4 million at the global box office and won five Academy Awards including best picture.
Gladiator 2 is scheduled for release in Australia on November 22, 2024.
Crowe performs with The Gentlemen Barbers, who he has been friendly with for 30 years
