"They failed because they didn’t understand why [the original movie] was successful — it was successful because it had a moral core," the Oscar winner said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.. Russell Crowe says he fought to keep Maximus away from sex scenes in Gladiator because ...

Russell Crowe proudly recalled “sticking to his guns” about not having sex scenes with Connie Nielsen in Ridley Scott’s ...

The actor, 62, recalled "sticking to his guns" when it came to not having a sex scene with his costar Connie Nielsen in Ridley Scott's 2000 epic while speaking at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy, ...

Russell Crowe’s role as Maximus in 2000’s Gladiator him as a bonafide movie star — but it’s the fights he had behind-the-scenes that are now making headlines. “The thing is, there was a daily fight on ...

Russell Crowe explained why he believes ‘Gladiator II’ lacked the emotional depth of the original while comparing the two ...

Russell Crowe has suggested Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II failed to ignite audiences in the same way as the original film ...

The star added that the original film appealed to a female audience ‘because it’s not about revenge, it is about vengeance’ – and because it didn’t have a gratuitous sex scene ...

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe has once again spoken out against 2024's Gladiator sequel — and claimed he strongly pushed back against a behind-the-scenes proposal to include sex scenes between his ...

Russell Crowe proudly recalled “sticking to his guns” about not having sex scenes with Connie Nielsen in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator.” Speaking at the Taormina Film Festival, the New Zealand-born actor ...