Russell Crowe Shares Why He Refused To Be In The Lord Of The Rings

Even before Russell Crowe won an Oscar for Best Actor for Gladiator, he was an in-demand performer near the turn of the century. That’s right around the time when director Peter Jackson was putting together the cast for his Lord of the Rings trilogy. Crowe has mentioned before that he spoke with Jackson about playing Aragorn, but now he’s revisiting the memory to explain why…