Russell Crowe has claimed the first script he saw for his Oscar-winning film Gladiator was terrible.
Speaking on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Crowe called making Gladiator a “unique experience”, in part because the first script he received for the project was “so bad”.
Gladiator was directed by Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson.
The 2000 classic, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last month, won Crowe an Academy Award for his performance as a Roman general.