From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

Ridley Scott is currently on the promotion circuit for his latest epic, Gladiator II. The filmmaker has been hyping ...

Before Paul Mescal donned his armor in Gladiator II, Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix faced off 25 years ago in Gladiator; ...

Making his Cannes Film Festival Competition debut, Ari Aster unveiled 'Eddington' in Cannes this evening, drawing a nearly ...

Joaquin Phoenix's career has been built on emotional ... It's a performance that balances theatrics with deep-seated emotional rot—Commodus's eyes always wet with unshed tears, his voice always ...

It turns out that Joaquin Phoenix, who portrayed the sinister Commodus, experienced moments of doubt and contemplated leaving the production. "[Joaquin] was in his prince's outfit saying ...

Joaquin Phoenix recently made headlines for dropping ... Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as the villainous Commodus in 2000's Gladiator, but he apparently had doubts about the role ...

15. Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson said he based Joffrey Baratheon, one of TV's most disliked villains, on Phoenix's performance as Commodus. "Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus in Gladiator ...