Russell Crowe Explains Why Gladiator 2 'Failed' After Oscar-Winning Original
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Russell Crowe was not surprised by the hiccup failure of Gladiador’s sequel. In a talk during the Taormina Film Festival, Italy, the 62-year-old Australian commented that the film needed to raise too much money to be a hit picker. “When you apply how much the value of a dollar has changed, they failed. And they failed because they didn’t understand why the original film succeeded: it was successful because it had a moral core,” said the actor. G…
[OSEN=Reporter Choi Yi-jeong] Russell Crowe, the legendary star of the Hollywood blockbuster 'Gladiator,' has revealed a shocking behind-the-scenes story related to the film for the first time in 26 years. He confessed that he saved the movie by refusing to film a bed scene with his co-star Conney Nielsen until the very end, despite fierce demands from the production company at the time.
Russell Crowe Thinks GLADIATOR II Missed the Point, and He Has a Very Specific Reason Why
More than two decades after Gladiator stormed into theaters and won Best Picture, Russell Crowe is still closely tied to the legacy of Maximus. So when Gladiator II arrived last year and failed to become the massive box office phenomenon many expected, Crowe had some thoughts about why it didn’t connect on the same level as its Oscar-winning predecessor.Speaking at the Taormina Film Festival, the actor offered a blunt assessment of the sequel's …
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