Russell Crowe Reveals What He Thinks About Denzel Washington Being Cast In ‘Gladiator 2’
etcanada.comRussell Crowe approves of Denzel Washington being cast in “Gladiator 2”. Deadline reported earlier this month that Washington was in final talks to star in the long-awaited sequel, alongside Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan.
During a chat with ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman about his new film “The Pope’s Exorcist”, Crowe insisted director Ridley Scott would have thought long and hard about who to include. READ MORE: Barry Keoghan In Talks For Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ Sequel With Paul Mescal Crowe said of what he thought about the recent casting news, “Cool… Denzel is one of the greatest actors in the world.
So, you know, I’m sure Ridley is going to have an absolute ball with this. You know? I mean, he’s obviously one of the greatest filmmakers that has ever existed. “And he gets to tread ground that he sort of tried before.
Now the way his mind works, he would have really re-thought what he did and everything and what he wants to bring into the second part of the story.” READ MORE: Russell Crowe Claims ‘Poker Face’ Was ‘Unshootable’ Before He Took Over Directing Crow added that while he and Scott have met since “Gladiator 2” was announced, they haven’t discussed the sequel much. “I don’t really know much about it.
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