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 ...

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 ...

"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.

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 ...