No VIP ticket to Cate Blanchett's play for Russell CroweSeptember 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Russell Crowe failed to get a VIP ticket to Cate Blanchett's highly successful play, A Streetcar Named Desire. According to the Daily Telegraph, some theatregoers told Confidential they spotted the Oscar-winning actor and his singer wife Danielle Spencer sitting in row J.
Russell Crowe's fitness regime involves smokes, fatty foodsSeptember 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Aussie actor Russell Crowe is said to follow a fitness regime that involves a few cigarettes and eating fatty foods. Crowe, 45, who had this year lost 32kgs while preparing for his starring role in Robin Hood, has left many wondering about his trim waistline, and how he manages to keep it that way.
Russell Crowe shoots down pub ban reportsAugust 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Russell Crowe has lashed out at reports claiming he was recently banned from his local England pub. The actor, who is presently filming "Robin Hood" in Windlesham, Surrey in south-east England, was reported to have faced the ban over his alleged rowdy behaviour after the local tavern keeper told him it was closing time.
CROWE BAFFLED BY PUB BAN REPORTSAugust 3rd, 2009 Actor RUSSELL CROWE has shot down reports he has been banned from his local pub in England, dismissing suggestions he and the landlord have fallen out. The Gladiator star is currently shooting Robin Hood in Windlesham, Surrey in south-east England and has been enjoying drinks at The Brickmakers pub - just miles from the set.
Crowe shocks cancer charity with $1,500 donationJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe shocked staff at a British charity shop recently after he walked in and made a $1,500 (1,000) donation. The "Gladiator" star is currently in Britain filming a new Robin Hood movie but took a break from his schedule to visit the Cancer Research store in Sunningdale, Berkshire, and made a generous contribution to the cancer charity, reports imdb.com.
Russell Crowe makes charity stop while filming 'Robin Hood'July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Russell Crowe reportedly made a charity stop during the filming of his latest project "Robin Hood". The Hollywood heartthrob was said to have stunned those present at a Cancer Research shop in Sunningdale, Berks with a huge cash donation.
Russell Crowe buys film crew worker new carJuly 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - Russell Crowe, who is currently shooting for a new 'Robinhood' movie, showed his benevolent nature by giving 5,000 pounds to a crew member after her car went up in flames. According to the Mirror, Denise Yarde, a boom mike operator was on the way to work in London when her car caught fire.
Danny Huston 'to star in new Robin Hood film'July 14th, 2009 LONDON - 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' star Danny Huston has reportedly bagged a role in Ridley's Scott's new movie, based on the Robin Hood story. The actor is said to appear alongside Hollywood biggies Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett in the film, the BBC reports.
Sienna Miller thinks Cate Blanchett will make a 'better' Maid MarianJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sienna Miller believes that Cate Blanchett, who has replaced her in Ridley Scott's epic Robin Hood, will make a "better" Maid Marian than her. The actress, who was due to star alongside Russell Crowe in the upcoming big-budget drama, said that there were no hard feelings against 40-year-old Cate, who she said was "more suitable" for the role, reports the China Daily.
Sienna Miller blames 'vendetta' for losing Robin Hood roleJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Sienna Miller has said that there is a "vendetta" against her after the actress lost out on playing Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's epic Robin Hood. The Hippie Hippie Shake star, who was due to share the frame with Russell Crowe in the forthcoming drama, said that script alterations cost her the role.
Russell Crowe leaves 600 pounds tipJune 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Russell Crowe showed off his generous side when he left behind a 600 pounds tip during a recent trip to a small bar in South Wales. He also gave a pleasant surprise to the people present by playing several songs on his guitar with his friends.
Crowe on chemistry with 'Nottingham' co-star Blanchett: It's an interesting gigJune 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Russell Crowe has revealed that his on-set chemistry with 'Nottingham' co-star Cate Blanchett is "an interesting gig". The two Oscar winners are in Britain filming Nottingham, the latest retelling of the tale about Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
Russell Crowe slams today's mediaJune 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Russell Crowe has slammed media for blurring the line between news and entertainment. "If you trivialise the news decade after decade, if you turn news into entertainment, if you corrupt how people get information and corrupt that information in the first place and if you have a cynical view where you can take a piece of fluff that you know is not really true but you can bang it up because it fits nice on page 5 next to the ad of women's lingerie.
Russell Crowe demands chopper rides to film setJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is demanding he be flown by helicopter every morning to the sets of his upcoming film "Robin Hood". The "Gladiator" star has said he does not want to stay near the set at Freshwater West in Wales when filming begins next week and is insisting on daily helicopter flights to and fro from the Windsor mansion where he is living, reports mirror.co.uk.
Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott 'caught up in new tiff'June 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott are caught up in a new tiff on the set of their film Robin Hood, according to reports. The pair was said to have been quarrelling for quite some time and their new flare up had allegedly made producers jet in to London.