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Ridley Scott Says Joaquin Phoenix Got Cold Feet on ‘Gladiator’ and Said ‘I Can’t Do It’; Then Russell Crowe Called It ‘Terribly Unprofessional’
Ridley Scott says Joaquin Phoenix got cold feet on "Gladiator," which prompted Russell Crowe to say it was "terribly unprofessional."
Pheonix and Scott would reunite later in their careers for the 2022 historical drama “Napoleon.” The topic of Phoenix’s cold feet was brought up when The New York Times brought up Phoenix’s recent exit from Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie five days before cameras were set to start rolling. While attending the Venice Film Festival this year to world premiere “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Phoenix was asked about his decision to pull out of the Haynes movie and responded: “If I do [comment], I’d just be sharing my opinion from my perspective and the other creatives aren’t here to say their piece, and so I don’t think that would be helpful.” Soon after the Phoenix-Haynes drama unfolded, James McAvoy appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed he only had about two weeks to prepare for his multiple roles in “Split” because he was cast at the last minute after Phoenix reportedly dropped out a couple weeks before the production start.
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