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Russell Crowe is "slightly uncomfortable" that 'Gladiator 2' is being made. The 60-year-old star played Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in Sir Ridley Scott's original historical epic and admits that it is disconcerting to see the story revisited with Paul Mescal in the lead role. Speaking on the Kyle Meredith With... podcast, Russell said: "I'm slightly uncomfortable with the fact they're making another one – because, of course, I'm dead and I have no say in what gets done. "But a couple of things I've heard I'm like, 'No, no, no, that's not in the moral journey of that particular chara...
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Humanity must embrace the positives that can be offered from connections with machines, a leading scientist is urging. Despite movies such as 2013’s ‘Her’ – which showed the perils faced by Joaquin Phoenix’s character from falling in love with an AI female companion – Professor Tony Prescott from the University of Sheffield argues the tech can play a crucial role in combating human loneliness. He says in his new book ‘The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence’: “In an age when many people describe their lives as lonely, there may be value in having AI companionship as a form of reciprocal soci...
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Lady Gaga has declared her role as Harley Quinn is "completely brand new and really fun". The pop star takes on the part - previously played onscreen by Margot Robbie - in new comic book movie 'Joker: Folie à Deux' opposite Joaquin Phoenix as the supervillain and the singer has now declared she's determined to make the role her own. She told Access Hollywood: "You know my version of Harley is mine, and it’s very authentic to this movie and these characters. And I don't want to give anything from the movie away. I think it's really something you have to experience in the theatre." Gaga went on ...
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Corey Feldman says River Phoenix helped him become a man by teaching him to go vegetarian. The 52-year-old actor starred alongside the late star – killed by a drug overdose aged 23 in 1993 – in the 1986 film ‘Stand By Me’ and said it was while on set River and his family taught him about giving up meat, which he considers one of his biggest coming-of-age moments. Corey told the Gold Derby site: “Having the influence of River and his family helped (me become a vegetarian.) “Going and being on my own, away from my grandparents, away from my parents, I was able to instill those idealisms and put ...
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Joaquin Phoenix "didn't really belong" in 'Doctor Strange'. The 49-year-old actor was once eyed to play the lead role in the Marvel movie - but director Scott Derrickson now admits that Benedict Cumberbatch is much more suited to the part. Scott, 57, told SlashFilm: "I met with a bunch of actors, and Joaquin was the one that I spent the most time with. "As we continued to talk, it became clear to me that Joaquin didn't really belong in that movie and probably never belonged in the MCU. "He's a very specific guy with very specific goals as an actor, and a very specific way of performing. I thin...
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Brian Cox has slammed Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of Napoleon as “truly terrible”. The outspoken actor, 77, who has spent years sharing his fiery views on other actors’ personalities, behaviour on set and performances, also declared he could have played the part of the French Emperor a “lot better” than 49-year-old ‘Gladiator’ star Joaquin. He said during a live talk hosted by the Evening Standard about Joaquin’s portrayal: “It’s terrible. A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling. I don’t know what he was thinking.” Brian added he was convinced Joaquin’s Napoleon...
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Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and more have joined 'Eddington'. The upcoming Western from filmmaker Ari Aster is set to start production this month, and the director has brought together an all-star cast for the blockbuster. Film studio A24 wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Welcome to EDDINGTON. "Ari Aster's contemporary western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O'Connell, Michael Ward and Clifton Collins Jr. is coming soon." Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the movie - which is expected to be a Western Noir comedy with Phoenix in t...
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Rooney Mara is expecting her second child with Joaquin Phoenix. The 38-year-old actress cradled her bonny baby bump at the premiere of La Cocina at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany on Friday (16.02.24) in a loosely draping satin gown. The 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' star and the 'Joker' star, 49 — who secretly got engaged in 2019 — already have son River, who was born in 2020, and is named in memory of Joaquin's beloved late brother, who tragically died of an overdose aged 23 in 1993. He famously starred in movies such as 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Stand By Me'. The couple rarely talk ab...
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Vanessa Kirby had to “pull back [her] own personality” while filming ‘Napoleon’. The 35-year-old actress stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix as the titular emperor’s wife Josephine and she felt she needed to “repress” herself in order to accurately portray the troubled empress, who was ousted from her marriage after being unable to bear children. Vanessa told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “I felt like I had to bring less of myself and actually pull back my own personality a lot. “Josephine was so enigmatic and unusual. “She had to repress her feelings in order to survive, so that is how I approached p...
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Vanessa Kirby used "creative licence" for her portrayal of Empress Josephine in 'Napoleon'. The 35-year-old actress features in Sir Ridley Scott's historical epic as the wife of Joaquin Phoenix's ruthless French Emperor and explained how she took certain liberties in bringing the historical figure to life. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the film's UK premiere on Thursday (16.11.23), Vanessa said: "As with any fictional interpretation, who they are onscreen and compared to the history, there's always creative licence. "It's like in 'The Crown' (in which she played Princess Margaret in th...
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