CNNW The Movies July 28, 2019
With gladiator, the producer said, listen, i want you to look at this first before you even read anything. And he showed me this painting. It was the corner of clearly the coliseum. Youve got a figure part armed standing over the slave whos about to get killed. Hes looking up for permission at the guy whos clearly doing that in other words, kill him. I said, ill do it. He went hadnt read the script and said, i dont care, i think we can get there right. Lets do it. Are you not entertained . Are you not entertained . Isnt that why youre here . I must have heard a half dozen phone calls with ridl...