During most film shoots, there are minor and major mishaps. In the case of Gladiator, the helmet of lead actor Russell Crowe caused an impractical and funny situation. Ridley Scott had a Come up with a trick to save the film.
Russell Crowe’s helmet made his hair stand on end in dramatic moments
The static charge of the helmet affected Crowe’s hair. To the big final monologue of the epic the actor took off the helmet This also caused some of the hairs on his head to stand up. He tried to avoid this effect, of course, but as he revealed to TodayOnline, he just couldn’t prevent it.
I tried to do it slowly, I tried to do it fast, but each time two hairs stood uplike I’m a fucking Teletubby.
Finally, Ridley Scott had the saving idea.
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The helmet caused displeasure for Russell Crowe
For the speech, the director chose a extreme close-upin which Russell Crowe was only visible from forehead to chin. According to Crowe, every day on set was basically similar:
It was an everyday occurrence to solve problems, constantly ask questions and find answers.
The two hairs that stood on end probably wouldn’t have ruined the film or cost it its prize. But watching Gladiator again with this knowledge might make you smile a few times today.
When will Gladiator II be released in theaters?
The sequel, Gladiator 2, which follows 24 years later, is for the 14 November 2024 planned. There is also already a trailer. Instead of Russell Crowe, Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal are the focus this time as gladiators.
But while the cast was completely replaced for the second part, one thing remains the same: Ridley Scott also directed the Sandals sequel… and hopefully paid attention to his stars’ wild helmet hair again.