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Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
Smash: Dark Moon is a 2026 superhero film based on the Super Smash Bros. video games published by Nintendo Entertainment. Produced by Legendary Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and named after Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, it is the second installment in the Smash Brothers trilogy. Directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film features an ensemble cast including Sophia Lillis, Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill, James McAvoy, Vin Diesel, Daniel Kaluuya, Margot Robbie, Hailee Steinfeld, Mackenzie Foy, Danny DeVito, Amanda Seyfried, Jack Black, Bill Nighy, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Meggy Spletzer must lead the Smash Brothers against the evil King Boo, Luigi's arch nemesis, after he destroys the Dark Moon, an ancient crystal in the galaxy that allows many ghosts to be sane. Smash: Dark Moon was released in theaters on February 28th, 2026; the film received praise for Lillis and Nighy's performances, visual effects, action sequences, score, dark tone and emotional weight. It grossed over $1.23 billion worldwide against a budget of $291 million, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2026. A sequel is in development.
