Nearly 25 years later, 'Gladiator' director Ridley Scott revealed that Joaquin Phoenix almost backed out of his ...

"Gladiator" director Ridley Scott recently told The New York Times (via Entertainment Weekly) that Russell Crowe told Joaquin ...

Joaquin Phoenix recently made headlines for dropping out of a planned gay romance film with director Todd Haynes at the last ...

"He was in his prince’s outfit saying, 'I can’t do it.' I said, 'What?' " Scott recalled. "And Russell [Crowe] said, 'This is ...

“What?’” Scott recalled as his reaction. “And Russell [Crowe] said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional.’” Scott didn’t reveal ...

Russell Crowe reportedly told his co-star Joaquin Phoenix he was being “unprofessional” on the set of Gladiator. Phoenix, 50, ...

The Joker star was locked in to play the lead role in Todd Haynes’ untitled gay romance flick but abruptly quit just five ...

Joaquin Phoenix was told he was being “unprofessional” by Russell Crowe on the set of ‘Gladiator’. The Oscar-winner, 50, is ...

Director Ridley Scott reveals Joaquin Phoenix’s cold feet on Gladiator; Russell Crowe calls it ‘unprofessional ...

Sir Ridley's first film in 2000, which starred Russell Crowe as soldier-turned-gladiator Maximus, won five Oscars including ...

“I’ve lit the fuse,” Scott said. “The ending of ‘Gladiator II’ is reminiscent of ‘The Godfather,’ with Michael Corleone ...