Russell Crowe called Joaquin Phoenix 'terribly unprofessional' while making “Gladiator”

With him bailing on the recently planned “explicit” gay movie, this tracks.

I'm glad that people are outing him as a fucking asshole.

It's about time that people like him and Blake Lively were exposed for who they really are.

He sounds like a whiner.

Either, we're dealing with Mr. Pot calling Mr. Kettle black, or

If EVEN Crowe is calling out someone for bad behavior, then it must have been truly horrible.

It is interesting that this was relatively early in Phoenix's career back in 2000 when few people would have put up with bad behavior from a nothing actor. This was long before all the accolades. He certainly wasn't the star of the movie. Also, if he had been that difficult back then, why would people have continued to hire him.

That was peak Russell Crowe, too, calling you "unprofessional." Unassailable.

I did like Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as “Joker.”

I thought Phoenix was excellent in Gladiator so whatever magic Ridley Scott did to get that performance on film must have worked.

I thought so too r7! I really wanted him to win the Oscar that year.

[quote] That was peak Russell Crowe, too.

It certainly was.

Well Phoenix’s performances tend to be quite good in general, r7. It’s just that he is a rampaging lunatic.

Here's a recap of films Joaquin left or threatened to leave, gathered from articles on the internet:

[quote] Gladiator 2000- ATTEMPTED to leave but was talked into returning.

[quote] Split 2016- LEFT a few weeks before filming began and was hastily replaced by James McAvoy.

[quote] Joker 2019- ATTMEPTED to quit but was talked back into it.

[quote] C'mon C'mon 2021- ATTEMPTED to leave production but was talked back into it.

[quote] Napoleon 2023- THREATENED to leave until Paul Thomas Anderson was brought in for a rewrite.

[quote] Todd Hayes Gay Film 2024 - LEFT about a week before filming started which caused the film to be canceled.

Wow, R11.

Do most people even realize this?

Joaquin Phoenix sounds like a MAJOR cunt!

This asshole needs to be cancelled. Immediately!

[quote] Do most people even realize this?

Yes, the Hollywood Reporter was the source for many of the films mentioned in r11. But some of Joaquin's attempts to leave were previously hidden. It's only recently on a talk show that James McAvoy revealed that he replaced Phoenix in "Split" and so had a very short time to prepare for that role involving playing 24 different personalities.

He sounds highly insecure. I know most actors are to an extent, but if he had to be talked in off the ledge for nearly every film…yeesh. That would get old fast.

R7 & R8, I think the Supporting Actor Oscar nomination should have gone to Oliver Reed. His performance made a bigger impact -- "Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom."

This loon's pissed off the money people. He's deservedly done.

His childhood was not traditional; raised on a commune by hippie parents, never attended an actual school if im not mistaken. His older brother River died of a heroin overdose.

I admire Joaquim’s outspoken work on behalf of animal abuse and the horrors of factory farming.

His career is a privilege. He's fucked over a lot of people. You can still wank off to photos of him if he's not working.

Compared to P Diddy, Will Smith, Lizzo, Ashton, J-Lo, James Franco etc = Phoenix is a Saint

No, he's not. He's been a problem for years. It all started coming out around when HER came out.

So why hasn't this asshole been cancelled yet?

[quote]You can still wank off to photos of him from 20+ years ago if he's not working.

FTFY, R18

R18 How is his career a privilege when he is one if not the best actor working today? If we sucked but kept getting cast because of his last name, that would be a different story. Who cares if he chickened out on some big movie project. A lot of us would. You are acting like he stole your money or something. Like you never had a bad day, hated your job or even quit.

I know it's cliche, but I really do wonder whether he would even have a career if River were still alive.

Of course, they wouldn't be up for the same parts, but would River essentially steal all the air in the room, leaving nothing for him on which to build a career.

The old joke:

Q: How do you make an actor miserable?

A: Hire him

Are you his fucking agent, r23? Good, hardworking actors are a dime a dozen. That's why it's a privilege. And that's before we get into the access he got because of River.

R26 Who cares how he got it. He's good at it. Okay, name me 10 actors his age that are as good or better than him.

[quote] I know it's cliche, but I really do wonder whether he would even have a career if River were still alive.

I think it would be a Macaulay and Kieran Culkin sort of thing.

Macaulay was the darling child actor who everyone thought would be just as popular as an adult.

But Macaulay disappeared, and his younger brother Kieran became the lauded actor.

Jesus Christ, r27, are you a 12 year old fangirl?

Neither of them had an instinctual desire to act. They were forced into it by their grifting parents. Joaquin had quit acting before River died and got pulled back in to support his family. He's the best actor of his generation but it clearly brings him no joy.