‘Gladiator’: Russell Crowe Fights Against Intimate Scenes to Preserve the Story’s Integrity |
Russell Crowe did not want things to get steamy in ‘Gladiator’. The actor, 62, recalled “sticking to his guns” regarding the omission of an intimate scene with his costar Connie Nielsen in Ridley Scott‘s 2000 epic while speaking at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy. The revelation shed light on behind-the-scenes decisions that shaped one…