Washington On His “Gladiator 2” Accent

English-language films set in other cultures, especially historical epics, often have the actors using the British RP accent – a conceit that many audiences are familiar with and readily accept. Changing that up can be a risk sometimes. Oliver Stone famously had all his Greek and Macedonian characters in “Alexander”

Mr. Freeze & Poison Ivy Stars Reunite

There’s not a lot of love for Joel Schumacker’s 1997 film “Batman and Robin,” except for maybe the actors involved who’ve had long careers outside the widely panned superhero film. Now two of them, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman who played the film’s villains Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy respectively,