Gladiator, Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix

Ridley Scott Recalls Joaquin Phoenix Nearly Quit ‘Gladiator'
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 revealed that Phoenix nearly dropped out of the role of Commodus at the last minute,
Joaquin Phoenix Tried Quitting ‘Gladiator’ Before Ridley Scott Stopped Him
Joaquin Phoenix tried quitting “Gladiator” mid-shoot before being persuaded to stay by Ridley Scott, the director said in an interview published Thursday. Ahead of the film’s sequel, “Gladiator II,” Scott told the New York Times that Phoenix ...
Ridley Scott says Russell Crowe called Joaquin Phoenix 'terribly unprofessional' while making “Gladiator”
Joaquin Phoenix recently made headlines for dropping out of a planned gay romance film with director Todd Haynes at the last minute, but the actor's previous collaborators say that Phoenix has occasionally been finicky even on movies he did complete.
Joaquin Phoenix tried to drop out of original Gladiator film before Russell Crowe labelled him ‘unprofessional’
The Joker star was locked in to play the lead role in Todd Haynes’ untitled gay romance flick but abruptly quit just five days before cameras were to start rolling, per Variety. His decision to exit the film, which reportedly featured explicit sex scenes, left production in “peril,” insiders told the outlet.
Ridley Scott had to keep Joaquin Phoenix from dropping out of Gladiator
Scott addressed the topic in a new interview with The New York Times, in which he was actually discussing Barry Keoghan, who had to drop out of Gladiator II. “Barry is one of the good ones, the same level as Joaquin Phoenix and Paul. Barry is so complex ...
Joaquin Phoenix Tried to Drop Out of Original “Gladiator”, Recalls Director Ridley Scott: 'I Can't Do It'
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 According to director Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix nearly dropped out of 2000's Gladiator.
With ‘Gladiator II,’ Ridley Scott Returns to the Arena
Joaquin Phoenix’s plan to quit the original and working with a “fractious” Denzel Washington. “I feel alive when I’m doing something at this level,” Ridley Scott said of finishing “Gladiator ...
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The real reason Barry Keoghan dropped out of Gladiator II
Gladiator director Ridley Scott has given insight into why Irish actor Barry Keoghan departed the Gladiator II movie.
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Gladiator: Russell Crowe told Joaquin Phoenix he was being ‘unprofessional’, Ridley Scott reveals
Russell Crowe reportedly told his co-star Joaquin Phoenix he was being “unprofessional” on the set of Gladiator.
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Was Paul Mescal Not The First Choice For Gladiator II? Ridley Scott Reveals Why Saltburn Star Barry Keoghan Dropped Out
Read on to know all the details Gladiator director Ridley Scott recently explained why Irish actor Barry Keoghan exited the ...
The early Gladiator II reactions are in – here’s what they say
Try not to get your toga in a twist – but early reactions to Ridley Scott’s long-awaited Gladiator II have hit the internet.
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Joaquin Phoenix told he was being ‘unprofessional’ by Russell Crowe on set of ‘Gladiator’
Joaquin Phoenix was told he was being “unprofessional” by Russell ... Filmmaker Ridley, 86, who has just released ...