Gladiator' was a "baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning," Ridley Scott said of how he and Joaquin Phoenix ...

That was movie director Ridley Scott, talking about why he won’t retire from making films anytime soon despite being 86 years ...

The film stars Kildare actor Paul Mescal, playing the character Lucius alongside co-star and two-time Oscar winner Denzel ...

But what’s becoming clear is that this is simply Phoenix’s M.O. One of the most celebrated actors of his generation basically never wants to be in movies, and the trick is learning how to convince him ...