Director Ridley Scott shared a heated behind-the-scenes moment from the film "Gladiator." Scott said Joaquin Phoenix nearly refused to play his villainous role, Commodus, in the 2000 action film.

Joaquin Phoenix has played some iconic roles ... his critically acclaimed movie Gladiator (2000) got a remake, though Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Padro Pascal took the leads.

Joaquin Phoenix nearly gave up his villainous role of Commodus in the original “Gladiator.” While discussing the cult classic’s upcoming sequel with the New York Times, director Ridley Scott ...

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, in an interview with "The New York Times," confessed that Joaquin Phoenix had many doubts during the filming of "Gladiator," which drew criticism from Russell Crowe.

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 Getty;Shutterstock According to director Ridley ...

A full quarter century later, Gladiator still holds up as one of the most popular movies of all-time, with Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix both delivering career-making performances in the 2000 ...

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 ...

But I’m quite a friend of Joaquin’s. Gladiator was a baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning." Representatives for Crowe and Phoenix did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly ...

Not only does it star some newly-crowned Hollywood A-listers like Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn, but it also features some ...