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Russell Crowe jokes about Gladiator 10
Aug 8, 2005, 12:48 GMT
Russell Crowe wishes his 'Gladiator' character hadn't been killed off - so he could be in a sequel.
The Hollywood actor insists director Ridley Scott's last-minute decision to let Maximus die in the hit movie has cost millions of pounds.
He is quoted in Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "It's cost us hundreds of millions! Great idea, mate! We could have been on 'Gladiator 10' by now."
A friend of the star revealed: "Crowe sort of jokes about it but he knows he could have kept going back to the character for years."
Meanwhile, Crowe could be set for the London stage after it was revealed Kevin Spacey had approached him last month.
The actor, who is the artistic director at the famous Old Vic theatre, reportedly asked the troubled star to consider treading the boards in a West End production in a bid to repair people's perception of him in the wake of his attack on a New York hotel porter.
Crowe was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly striking a hotel worker with a telephone.
A source said: "Kevin told Russell he should take to the stage and remind everyone he is one of the great actors of his generation."
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