20 Things You Somehow Missed In Gladiator

20. The Opening Logos Match The Colour Scheme

Movie companies are generally loathe to play with their iconic logos. If they do, it is generally for an anniversary or celebration of some sort (like Marvel Studios change to Marvel Stud10s for their 10th birthday.)

Director Ridley Scott petitioned DreamWorks and Universal to allow their logos to be shown in golden tones as opposed to their normal primary colours during the open credits. Why? It would assist with transitioning their black and gold screens directly to a shot of Russell Crowe's Maximus walking through a wheatfield, his hand skimming the golden stalks.

Both studios embraced this idea and a classic film was off and running.