Russell Crowe On ‘Gladiator 2’, Playing Fathers In Both The DCU And The MCU, And Why Comic-Book Movies Have Come Of Age: “The Audience Has Grown Up” — Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has concluded yet another wonderful week of cinematic discoveries. Previously announced awards were given to a variety of contributors to global cinema.

The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30 – July 8) came to a close this evening with an awards ceremony that bestowed two key prizes to contemporary Bulgarian drama Blaga’s Lessons (Urotcite Na Blaga) by director Stephan Komandarev.

Will Tizard Contributor Bulgarian crime story “Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev scored the top prize and $25,000 at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Saturday, capping a week of celebrating art film, stars and bold global work. With sold out screenings ranging from Russell Crowe introducing “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” to rare Japanese masterworks by Yasuzo Masumura and a tribute to actor Daniela Kolarova, Czech audiences proved once again to be hungry for every kind of film they cannot experience at any other venue. The Crystal Globe competition special jury prize, along with $15,000, went to “Empty Nets,” a German-Iranian gritty love story directed by Behrooz Karamizade.

Russell Crowe has said he’s considering retiring from acting.The actor discussed his future during an appearance at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he accepted an award for outstanding contribution to world cinema.Speaking to the press at the festival (via Variety), Crowe pondered his future ahead of his 60th birthday next year.“You are standing in front of the mirror, and go: ‘Who the fuck is that?’ I am in that period now,” Crowe said. “I will take Ridley Scott as my role model: he is still discovering new things in his work.

he is “not involved” in the upcoming sequel to the 2000 film, with Normal People and Aftersun star Paul Mescal rumoured to take the starring role, though Crowe did say he was “slightly jealous” of the sequel.The new film is currently in production in Malta, and Crowe revealed to Deadline that he accidentally had a recent crossing of paths with the set.“I was in Malta recently, because we did a concert there,” he revealed, “and I looked across to Fort Ricasoli, and the Colosseum’s been built there again, just like it was in 1999.”I tell you, man, it was like a time warp — for a couple of seconds there, I was like, What year is this? Where are we?”“I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting that that they would rebuild the Colosseum in the exact same place.”Of the intricacies of the film itself, he added: “I don’t know anything about the cast, I don’t know anything about the plot. Well, I wouldn’t, would I? ‘Cause I’m dead!”But I just know that whoever’s involved in that movie, if Ridley has decided to do a second part of that story 24 years later, he will have really strong reasons to do so.

Russell Crowe is a huge movie star – but may not be for much longer. As the actor looks ahead to his 60th birthday next year, he's pondering whether it's time to call it quits on the industry that made him famous, revealing at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival that he hasn't decided if fading into obscurity is the right move for him at this stage in his life. "You are standing in front of the mirror, and go: ‘Who the f--- is that?’" he said of getting older, according to Variety.

Joaquin Phoenix earned a Golden Globe and picked up an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in 2005′s Walk the Line. Interestingly, he competed with one of his former co-stars to land the role.

The raucous period drama “Firebrand” was the official opening-night film at the 57th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday night in the spa resort town outside Prague, but there was a lot more going on in and around the Grand Hall at the Hotel Thermal than just the on-screen battle between Alicia Vikander’s Catherine Parr and Jude Law’s King Henry VIII. It also included the presentation of awards to Vikander and Russell Crowe, the usual complement of opening-night speeches, an extended dance number that appeared to be performed on ice skates (though it wasn’t on ice but on an artificial surface that mimicked ice but could be walked on safely) and, during breaks and after the movie, complete concerts by the British band Morcheeba and by Crowe’s nine-piece band, Indoor Garden Party.

Russell Crowe isn’t starring in the new Gladiator movie, but he still feels that he deserves to be paid for it.

The 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival opened last night with a spirited musical performance from Russell Crowe, and the energy remained high this evening with actor Ewan McGregor in town to receive the fest’s honorary President’s Award.

Russell Crowe has had it with all those questions about “Gladiator 2”.

Will Tizard Contributor From indoor ice skating feats to Russell Crowe rocking the crowd, the 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival has launched with all its unconventional charisma intact. Audiences who had to weather a downpour clearly showed no signs of dampened spirits as they cheered the fest’s opening gala dancers on ice skates, then rose to their feet to applaud guests Crowe and Alicia Vikander, both of whom accepted honors for their robust range of film work. Vikander, in accepting the award of fest president Jiri Bartoska, said she was moved to be celebrated in the Czech Republic, where her international career first took off with the 2012 shoot of “A Royal Affair.”

Gladiator 2 have revealed the building of a massive colosseum on a tiny island.Exclusive first-look images from the upcoming sequel have been shared, which show that producers have created a real, life-sized auditorium for the film’s main filming setting.Based in Malta, filming on the film began earlier this month, and Collider have shared first-look images from the set.“I’m standing across the water from the #gladiator2 set in #malta right now,” editor Steven Weintraub tweeted.“Met some people working on the movie. They told me a big and bloody battle was filmed today on the steps leading up to the colosseum.

the Minister of Culture has reportedly reached out to Twitter and Tesla head Elon Musk and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to coordinate a fight at the historic Colosseum in Rome, Italy.The Post has reached out to the Italian Minister of Culture for confirmation.In response, Musk, 52, entertained the idea by tweeting, “Some chance fight happens in Colosseum.” Both tech moguls have been training with Lex Fridman, an Artificial Intelligence researcher who hosts the Lex Fridman Podcast, a podcast and YouTube series. He also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu and holds a first-degree black belt.After Musk tweeted earlier this month that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location.”Zuckerberg’s team reportedly passed on the message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White, whose people contacted the Italian Minister.Italian government officials reportedly offered up the 2,000-year-old venue as a battleground for the historic cage fight.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The casual Oscar observer might wonder how some of the 398 new members invited to join the Academy’s ranks qualify for the honor that includes Oscar voting rights. From Taylor Swift to Warner Bros-Discovery CEO David Zaslav, it’s not always obvious how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides who to invite as next year’s class of new members. Oscar winners are automatically invited to join the ranks after their big moment, so Billie Eilish was therefore eligable after she won the Oscar for the James Bond song “No Time to Die” (2021) with her brother Finneas.

Charna Flam “American Gladiators” aired in the 1990’s, but the competition still remains a phenomenon decades later. Last month, ESPN’s “30 for 30” explored the show, and now, Netflix is getting into the game. Netflix’s five-part docuseries, “Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of ‘American Gladiators,” dives into the hit, chronicling the meteoric rise and sweeping impact the superhero-like athletes had on both fans across America and their “average Joe” competitors. Co-directors Jared Hess and Tony Vainuku were fans of “American Gladiators” as teens, so it was natural to revisit the TV show when Netflix presented the opportunity. In their series, the filmmakers explore the good, the bad and the ugly, bringing audiences insight through access to executives who greenlit the production in the ’80s, original crew members and gladiators, including Nitro (Dan Clark), Storm (Debbie Clark), Diamond (Erika Andersch Bunker), Laser (Jim Kalafat), Ice (Lori Fetrick), Zap (Raye Olson), Blaze (Shari E Pendleton Mitchell), Sky (Shirley Eson-Korito) and Tower (Steve Hennebery).

Tiffany Watson has welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with footballer husband Cameron McGeehan.The Made In Chelsea star, 29 announced the news on Thursday as she shared an adorable photo of their newborn with his sweet name. In the Instagram post, the new mum gushed: "Jude Maximus McGeehan born 21/06/23. We love you so much" along with a heart emoji.This is the couple's first child together after they tied the knot in May last year during a romantic ceremony.The new parents no doubt put a lot of thought into their little one's name which is of Latin origin.

Priscilla Presley is a lot more excited about her upcoming biopic movie than the estate of her ex-husband, Elvis. Euphoria star Jacob Elordi and Mare of Easttown’s Cailee Spaeny play the King and his wife in Sofia Coppola’s forthcoming A24 movie, Priscilla.

Ariana DeBose is starring in “Kraven the Hunter,” the origin story of one of Spider-Man’s greatest villains. The film has released its first trailer, giving a glimpse of the first R-rated Sony-Marvel superhero film.Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA performance is defended by the show’s producerAriana DeBose reveals how she really feels after her BAFTA performance: ‘Not gonna lie’Latin stars at the Met Gala: From Jenna Ortega to Salma Hayek and Jennifer LopezA post shared by Kraven The Hunter (@kraventhemovie)“Kraven the Hunter” stars Aaron Taylor Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff.

The first trailer for Sony Pictures and Marvel’s “Kraven the Hunter” has arrived.