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

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 ...

With director Ridley Scott out and about doing the marketing rounds for Gladiator II, it's only fitting that he's recalling ...

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 ...

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

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

Gladiator director Ridley Scott says he had to persuade Joaquin Phoenix to stay on the first movie, after the Joker star threatened to quit. Phoenix, 50, played the corrupt Roman emperor Commodus ...

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 ...