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Sep 22, 2020 · Oliver Reed had almost finished his work on Gladiator when he died. Universal Pictures. The way in which Reed made his exit sounds like an urban legend of the most ridiculous type, but...
May 5, 2020 · Ridley Scott has recalled the death of actor Oliver Reed during the making of Gladiator, remarking that he “dropped down dead on the floor of a pub”. Reed died midway through production on the...
May 2, 2024 · Oliver Reed passed away during the production of Ridley Scott's 2000 movie Gladiator, and the film added some scenes to rewrite Proximo's story.
For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000.
Mar 4, 2024 · Reed played Proximo, a former gladiator who bought Maximus as a slave and eventually becomes his mentor. According to a 20th anniversary oral history of Gladiator published by Variety in 2020, Scott knew what he was getting into with the actor and made Reed promise that he wouldn't drink during filming.
Aug 24, 2014 · During the production of Gladiator, Oliver Reed passed away from a heart attack. His remaining scenes were completed with digital face mask renderings taken from scenes earlier for facial ...
One major problem came with the death of Oliver Reed, then aged 61, before filming was finished. Reed was playing Proximo, the gladiator trainer who takes on Maximus.
May 5, 2000 · Gladiator: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed. A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
When actor Oliver Reed suddenly died during the shooting of Gladiator, Director Ridley Scott had to get creative to finish the film.
Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan.
