Director Ridley Scott returned to ancient Rome for the upcoming Gladiator II, arriving more than two decades after the ...
Ridley Scott reflected on the rocky start between his two lead actors, Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, when filming ...
Ridley Scott explains a conversation to convince Joaquin Phoenix to stay aboard "Gladiator" after the actor expressed doubts.
The sequel will star Paul Mescal, who is playing Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) from the original movie who witnessed Crowe’s character Maximus die in the gladiator ring ...
The role of Maximus Decimus Meridius in ‘Gladiator’ (2000) was one of the most iconic in Russell Crowe’s filmography. A quarter of a century later, the actor will return to face the Roman ...
“I spoke with him for my role though,” Hechinger jokingly gloated, to which Mescal added: “Yeah, Russell and Fred are fast friends.” When told he should give Crowe some Gladiator tips ...
Joaquin Phoenix was not ready to enter the “Gladiator” arena — and Russell Crowe didn’t like it. The movie’s director, Ridley Scott, spoke to The New York Times before the upcoming ...
but Joaquin Phoenix wasn’t always comfortable on the set of Gladiator, and according to director Ridley Scott — Russell Crowe wasn’t very happy about it. Scott, 86, spoke with The New York ...
It turns out Phoenix was also on the cusp of quitting Gladiator also ... the director told The New York Times. Lead star Crowe, who played Maximus in the Best Picture-winning epic, was not ...