The movie’s director, Ridley Scott, spoke to The New York Times before the upcoming release of “Gladiator II” and revealed ...

Ridley Scott reflected on the rocky start between his two lead actors, Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, when filming ...

Actor Joaquin Phoenix, known for his villainous role Commodus in "Gladiator," almost dropped out of the film, director Ridley ...

Ridley, 86, spoke ahead of the release of his new sequel, Gladiator II, and revealed the male leads had a fundamental lack of ...

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 ...

Moviegoers may not have been able to tell based on the final product, but Joaquin Phoenix wasn’t always comfortable on the ...

Joaquin Phoenix nearly gave up his villainous role of Commodus in the original “Gladiator.” While discussing the cult classic’s upcoming sequel with the New York Times, director Ridley Scott ...

Gladiator' was a "baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning," Ridley Scott said of how he and Joaquin Phoenix ...

Gladiator' was a "baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning," Ridley Scott said of how he and Joaquin Phoenix approached making the 2000 film Getty;Shutterstock According to director Ridley ...

Joaquin Phoenix caused quite a controversy earlier this year when he abruptly dropped out of Todd Haynes’ next film. It was days before shooting and his exit basically ruined the movie’s ...

Scott said Joaquin Phoenix nearly refused to play his villainous role, Commodus, in the 2000 action film. "He was in his prince’s outfit saying, ‘I can’t do it.’ I said, ‘What?’ ...

Moviegoers may not have been able to tell based on the final product, but Joaquin Phoenix wasn’t always comfortable on the set of Gladiator, and according to director Ridley Scott — Russell ...