Gladiator did make quite an impression on all hollywood fans like myself. Not only because it was one of the few epics to ever get even nominated for any kind of award, but also because for almost the whole crew of Gladiator, it was their first time nomination.
The last epic one would recall to have made an impact on hollywood would be Ben-Hur. It was quite a step that now-famous director Ridley Scott took, when undertaking the responsibilities of this film. Mel-Gibson, star of former epic Braveheart declined the role for Claudius Maximus saying he was too old. However Scott. made a very unlikley decision by choosing Russel Crowe. Crowe had not seen success on the box office. His last film L.A Confidential did make it there, but did
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