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

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

"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 ...

“I said, ‘What?’ And Russell said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional’.” Ridley added about how he also coaxed Joaquin to stay ...

Ridley Scott explains a conversation to convince Joaquin Phoenix to stay aboard "Gladiator" after the actor expressed doubts.

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

Gladiator” director Ridley Scott recently told The New York Times that Russell Crowe said Joaquin Phoenix was being “terribly ...

And Russell said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional.'” From there, Scott did what he had to do to keep Phoenix around, adding, ...