9. Gladiator
In the year 2000, director Ridley Scott gave us the movie Gladiator, which was both critically acclaimed and a huge financial success; it even went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars later that year. Gladiatormay have introduced us to Russell Crowe, but it also included actors such as Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, and Oliver Reed all of whom were present at movie’s premiere, except for Reed who died before all his scenes could be completed. Reed was an English actor who was mostly known for taking on “tough guy” roles, and even though he was known for liking to drink a lot, he was an acclaimed actor who starred in over sixty films. While out at a bar one night in Malta, Reed drank a lot of rum, cognac and whiskey, and went on to suffer a sudden and fatal heart attack. Reed still had scenes left to shoot at the time, and Ridley Scott had to rewrite the script in order to kill his character off, and had a body double stand-in for him. The movie ended up being dedicated to him.
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