3am: RUSSELL Crowe.Byline: WITH JESSICA CALLAN, EVA SIMPSON AND CAROLINE HEDLEY RUSSELL Crowe's been banging on about how he could have made a mint out of Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. - if Maximus hadn't died. The actor (pictured) doesn't hold back in telling director Ridley ridley: see sea turtle. Scott that his last-minute decision to kill his character off has cost him dearly. "It's cost us hundreds of millions! Great idea, mate! We could have been on Gladiator 10 by now," he said. A pal says: "Crowe sort of jokes about it but he knows he could have kept going back to the character for years." We certainly wouldn't have minded seeing that leather outfit again. |
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