Ridley Scott recalled Joaquin Phoenix saying 'I can’t do it' at one point during the production of 2000's original 'Gladiator' movie, and Russell Crowe saying, according to Scott, 'This is terribly unprofessional.

Ridley Scott had to stop Joaquin Phoenix, from dropping out of 2000 epic "Gladiator," the director said in an interview published on Thursday.

Nearly 25 years later, 'Gladiator' director Ridley Scott revealed that Joaquin Phoenix almost backed out of his Oscar-nominated role.

Scott addressed the topic in a new interview with The New York Times, in which he was actually discussing Barry Keoghan, who had to drop out of Gladiator II. “Barry is one of the good ones, the same level as Joaquin Phoenix and Paul.

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