Russell Crowe Articles

Who would have have guessed that two of Albert Brooks' most die-hard fans are the unlikely pair of Russell Crowe and Adolf Hitler. And they're both mad as hell at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members who have bypassed Brooks in the Best Supporting Actor category for his critically acclaimed performance as a nasty gangster in Nicolas Winding Refn's thriller Drive. On [...]

Russell Crowe's Jor-El doesn't look at all like Marlon Brando's, as can be attested by Man of Steel on-set pictures found at the Daily Mail (via Flynetpictures.com). As Superman's papa, Crowe looks like a (admittedly, quite well-dressed) medieval wrestler; Brando, for his part, looked like a futuristic grey-haired wise man. Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, will be played by Angels & Demons' Ayelet Zurer, replacing the [...]

Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Superman Long before Russell Crowe made his first film, Marlon Brando pocketed a reported $3.7 million for two weeks of work on the Richard Donner-directed 1978 version of Superman. Brando's wages made headlines at the time, being reported as the highest amount (per day) ever paid a performer. As Jor-El, Brando is briefly seen in a few sequences set on Krypton, [...]

Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott, Robin Hood Russell Crowe is in talks to play Jor-El, Superman's father in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Henry Cavill will play Clark Kent/Superman in this reboot of the story about an alien orphan adopted by earthlings (Kevin Costner and Diane Lane), and who goes on to romance fellow journalistLois Lane (Amy Adams). Of late, in addition to getting [...]