It didn’t take long, did it?
Robin Hood re-teamed Russell Crowe with director Ridley Scott almost ten years after the major success of Gladiator. The studio was probably hoping in re-teaming the pair, lightning would strike twice and they’d have another commercial and critical hit on their hands. This was also supposed to be Russell’s comeback vehicle, even opening the Cannes Film Festival. Russell was said to be ready and willing to promote the film, filtering the diva like behavior, bringing his game face, and not acting like a total ass.
What a difference a few days can make.
After reviews for the film have been poor to fair, calling into question things like the story itself and the casting of a 47 year old to play the main character, looks like Russell’s true personality is starting to resurface under the pressure.
Although Russell hasn’t brained anyone with a telephone (yet), word via the Huffington Post is that he walked out of an interview with the BBC. Apparently, the reporter had the gall to question Russell what accent he was trying to go for (supposedly it’s not consistent). However, it was questions regarding Russell’s take on a recent book that has stories about his diva like antics on the set of Gladiator that caused him to walk out.
Nothing like walking out of the middle of an interview to prove to the world that stories of you being a difficult and high maintenance actor are all exaggerated.
