On-set tensions boil over as Gladiator co-stars Crowe and Phoenix clash over 'unprofessional' behavior during filming of the Oscar-winning epic.
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According to director Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe confronted Joaquin Phoenix on the Gladiator set, calling him 'terribly unprofessional' when Phoenix was having second thoughts about the movie.
Crowe, who played lead role of Maximus, and Phoenix, the villainous Commodus, had an intense on-set clash that has only now been revealed, adding a new layer of drama to the making of the acclaimed historical drama.
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