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

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

Scott addressed the topic in a new interview with The New York Times, in which he was actually discussing Barry Keoghan, who ...

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

Ridley Scott recalled Joaquin Phoenix saying 'I can’t do it' at one point during the production of 2000's original 'Gladiator ...

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

Ridley Scott had to stop Joaquin Phoenix, from dropping out of 2000 epic "Gladiator," the director said in an interview ...

Phoenix made headlines over the summer after backing out of a gay romance flick directed by Todd Haynes just five days before filming began.

Ridley Scott says actor Joaquin Phoenix had second thoughts about playing Commodus in Gladiator II, but he managed to ...

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