Gladiator dropped in 2000 — that’s over two decades ago. Ridley Scott directed the film, and Russell Crowe went full beast ...

Why Russell Crowe branded Joaquin Phoenix ‘terribly unprofessional’ on set of Gladiator - The revelation was shared by ...

Director Ridley Scott shared a heated behind-the-scenes moment from the film "Gladiator." Scott said Joaquin Phoenix nearly refused to play his villainous role, Commodus, in the 2000 action film ...

Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix starred in the 2000 film “Gladiator.” ©DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection “[Joaquin] was in his prince’s outfit saying, ‘I can’t do it ...

When asked how he persuaded Phoenix, 50, to stay, Scott, 86, said he came to him as a friend — not just the director. “I can act as a big brother or dad. But I’m quite a friend of Joaquin ...

Joaquin Phoenix made his breakout performance in 2000’s Gladiator, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.. Nearly 25 years later, director Ridley Scott ...

Although Joaquin Phoenix has been professionally acting since 1982, in 2000, he hit a major milestone in his career with the release of Gladiator, where he played the antagonistic Commodus.That ...

Ridley Scott Says Joaquin Phoenix Got Cold Feet on ‘Gladiator’ and Said ‘I Can’t Do It’; Then Russell Crowe Called It ‘Terribly Unprofessional’ ...

Ridley Scott recalled Joaquin Phoenix saying 'I can’t do it' at one point during the production of 2000's original 'Gladiator' movie, and Russell Crowe saying, according to Scott, 'This is ...