But the pair initially explored the idea of a collaboration some time back.
A couple of years ago, I rang him about a project, says Crowe.
So, it turns out that the pairs initial meeting got a little out of hand.
It was kind of a strange situation, continues Crowe.
Lets keep it pretty intimate.
And he agreed to that.
So I told my wife, Were going to have dinner with Ryan on a particular night.
The next thing, shes invited, like, a dozen girlfriends to dinner.
Im like, No, no, no!
Its just supposed to be the four of us!
Oh, he wont mind!
So, then, I thought, Well, I cant just have this room of women.
So, I invited an equivalent amount of blokes, some other actors, RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.
I could see him looking at me, going, What happened here?
I didnt explain anything to him at the time.
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A version of this story originally appeared inEntertainment Weeklyissue #1411-1412, on newsstands now or availablehere.
