We can confirm that Russell Crowe does not return as Maximus in Gladiator 2 – at least not in new footage. The sequel's ...

The Last Druid will send Russell Crowe back to the Roman Empire. The performer famously played Maximus Decimus Meridius in ...

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

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 ...

Director Ridley Scott returned to ancient Rome for the upcoming Gladiator II, arriving more than two decades after the ...

Anna Kendrick owes Russell Crowe a fruit basket. Fortunately, she knew who she wanted for the role: Station Eleven star Daniel Zovatto. "I felt like, if Danny's not available, I don't think I have ...

“And Russell [Crowe] said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional ... II,” which comes out later this year. AFP via Getty Images While it’s not uncommon for actors to abandon projects ...

Phoenix’s hesitancy to commit to the film then led to co-star Russell Crowe calling him out for being “unprofessional”. “He was in his prince’s outfit saying, ‘I can’t do it.’ ...

He's played a brave, upstanding warrior, a moral hero with right on his side. But Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe's performance was anything but Gladiatorial at the Bafta awards on Sunday night.