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
deadline.comGiven the stories that Russell Crowe was still celebrating his open-air concert at Karlovy Vary’s Thermal Hotel until the small hours of the morning, there was little surprise that the actor was late for his meeting with a group of international journalists.
However, the 59-year-old showed no signs of wear and tear, and even graciously insisted the press conference go on past its strict 30-minute cut-off time.
Crowe was in reflective mood, reserving his famous snark for those who claimed to be unfamiliar with his parallel career as a musician, dropping collaborative names as eclectic as the Wu-Tang’s RZA, Dua Lipa and Michael Bublé as evidence of the not-exactly-underground nature of his non-film career.
He spoke thoughtfully and intelligently about his acting career, and even sprang to the defense of the comic-book movie industry, where he has, quite by chance, become something of an institution. “Something came out the other day,” he said. “Somebody finally twigged, that, in DC, I’m Superman’s dad; in Disney-Marvel I’m Thor, which is Hercules’ father; and in Sony-Marvel I’m Kraven the Hunter’s father.” Crowe laughed when he recalled his reply on Twitter: “Fertile.
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