David Franzoni

Date of Birth

1947-03-04

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Ridley Scott’s Napoleon movie with Joaquin Phoenix galloping to Apple

Posted 5 years ago

Apple Studios is getting ready to open its wallet nice and wide after agreeing to finance and produce Kitbag, an upcoming Napoleon Bonaparte biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix from filmmaker Ridley Scott. Phoenix will star as the French emperor and military leader...

Gladiator 2: The Movie That Almost Was

Posted 5 years ago

While Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR memorably ended with the death of Russell Crowe's iconic Maximus, that didn't stop Hollywood from trying to figure out a way to make a sequel, with Russell Crowe returning as its star. In fact, the great...

Joaquin Phoenix to play Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic

Posted 6 years ago

Move over, Terry Camilleri (BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE) because it's time for Joaquin Phoenix to take a crack at playing the part of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Phoenix will reteam with GLADIATOR filmmaker Ridley Scott for...

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WTF Happened to Russell Crowe?

Posted 6 years ago

In our latest WTF series, we take a look at some of our favorite stars and filmmakers who have seemingly disappeared or altered their careers over the years to the point that begs the question; WTF happened? Now, before you...

Russell Crowe is skeptical that Gladiator 2 will ever actually happen

Posted 6 years ago

Ridley Scott's 2000 film GLADIATOR became a bit of a defining role for its star, Russell Crowe. The film earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor and it can be argued that he starred in the last critically-acclaimed swords-and-sandals...

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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator to return to the ring for 20th anniversary event

Posted 6 years ago

Are you ready to be entertained? To mark the 20th anniversary of director Ridley Scott's rousing epic, Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures will bring GLADIATOR back to movie theaters throughout the country on April 13, 15 and 19, accompanied by...

Gladiator 2 will take place 20-30 years after the original

Posted 7 years ago

In case you forgot, it was announced late last year that there’s a sequel in the works to the Oscar-winning hit from 2000, GLADIATOR, with Ridley Scott meant to return as director and Peter Craig (THE TOWN, TOP GUN: MAVERICK)...

Ridley Scott moving forward on a sequel to Gladiator

Posted 8 years ago

Over eighteen years after the release of GLADIATOR, it seems that Ridley Scott is finally moving forward on a sequel. Given that the historical epic ended with the deaths of both Maximus (Russell Crowe) and Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), you might...

Ridley Scott teases Gladiator 2, knows how to bring Russell Crowe back

Posted 9 years ago

Spoilers if you haven't seen GLADIATOR, which, by the way, isn't too far off from celebrating its twentieth anniversary. How's that for making you feel old. Back in 2000, Ridley Scott's historical epic told the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe),...

Watch our Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospective for 2001 (video)

Posted 9 years ago

In this recurring series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love ’em or hate ’em,...

Pop-Up Movie Facts: Gladiator (video)

Posted 10 years ago

You’ve probably watched Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator a hundred times by now (I know I have), but there’s likely some cool and interesting info you still don’t know about the classic Oscar winner starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver...

Face-Off: Braveheart vs. Gladiator

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, we visited the world of female-driven high school comedies in HEATHERS vs. MEAN GIRLS, with the latter coming out on top. Half of you agreed with the verdict and half of you dissented, which at the...

Exclusive Cool Video: Soundtrack tribute to Hans Zimmer’s Gladiator score!

Posted 12 years ago

One of the most memorable aspects about Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR, outside the bloody battles, awesome speeches, and tremendous performances was the amazing score by Hans Zimmer and vocalist/musician Lisa Gerrard. Although Zimmer was already well-established as one of the best...

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