IMDB reports that Mel Gibson had been aproached for the part of Roman Maximus in Gladiator before Russell Crowe. The reason they give is that he says he is getting to old for the action roles and so turned down the offer
Scott says, "He wound up giving me glucosamine, saying it would help the kneecaps. He was the natural choice, but he said, `I'm getting a bit old for this, don't you think?'"
Popcorn recently had an interview with Doug Wick producer of Oscar winning 'Gladiator,' the asked him about the possibility of making a prequel to 'Gladiator' he replied "certainly something being discussed, but there's...
It seems that Gladiator will be returning to the big screen, in time for the Oscars. Heres the press release from Dreamworks: DreamWorks Pictures' and Universal Pictures' 'Gladiator' Returns to the Big Screen Limited...