Denzel Washington revealed one of the Gladiator II scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor ahead of the release of Ridley Scott’s $310 million budget historical epic.
The 69-year-old veteran actor plays Macrinus, a slave turned powerful, who maintains a group of gladiators and wants to become Roman emperor.
“I kissed a man on the lips, but they cut them off,” Denzel said. happiness on October 31.
‘I think they have chicken. I kissed a guy on the lips and I guess they weren’t ready for that.
Washington noted that his ruthless character kills the same man “about five minutes later” in a symbolic gesture he called “the kiss of death.”
Denzel Washington revealed one of the scenes from Gladiator II that ended up on the cutting room floor ahead of the release of Ridley Scott’s $310 million-budgeted historical epic (pictured Wednesday).
Macrinus marked the two-time Oscar winner’s first bisexual role, and he played a lawyer who overcame his homophobia after winning a $5 million wrongful termination lawsuit for an AIDS-infected client (Tom Hanks) in the film Philadelphia. 1993 by Jonathan Demme.
And Denzel wasn’t alone, as the 86-year-old filmmaker also featured a same-sex kiss between gladiator Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal) and Roman general Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal).
“There was a moment when we were rehearsing my fight scene with Pedro, and towards the end of the scene I had the idea to kiss Pedro on the forehead,” said the 28-year-old Englishman. E.W. last month.
“I did it on one of the takes, and then we sent the radio messages to Ridley and I said, ‘Ridley, kiss on the forehead, did you like it?’ Yes or no?” There was radio silence for a second. His radio goes off and he (sarcastically) says “I’m afraid so.” I think Ridley is one of the funniest men I’ve ever met.
Gladiator II, which hits UK cinemas this Friday and US cinemas on November 22, currently has a “certified new” critical approval rating of 76% (from 121 reviews) on rotten tomatoes.
On Wednesday, Washington had an awkward first meeting with King Charles III at the royal film screening of Gladiator II at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
The New York-born, Los Angeles-based actor seemed nervous before the 76-year-old monarch approached to shake his hand and he accepted: “I didn’t know if I was supposed to hold your hand or not.”
The couple smiled and shook hands before King Charles III congratulated Denzel: “You’ve been in so many movies, it’s fantastic!”
The 69-year-old veteran actor plays Macrinus, a slave turned powerful, who maintains a group of gladiators and wants to become Roman emperor.
Denzel told Gayety on October 31, “I kissed a man on the lips, but he cut them off.” I think they ate chicken. I kissed a guy on the lips and I guess they weren’t ready for that.
Washington noted that his ruthless character kills the same man “about five minutes later” in a symbolic gesture he called “the kiss of death.”
Macrinus marked the two-time Oscar winner’s first bisexual role, and he played a lawyer who overcame his homophobia after winning a $5 million wrongful termination lawsuit for an AIDS-infected client (Tom Hanks) in the film Philadelphia. 1993 by Jonathan Demme.
And Denzel wasn’t alone, as the 86-year-old filmmaker also cut a same-sex kiss between Roman general Marcus Acacius (L, Pedro Pascal) and gladiator Lucius Verus (R, Paul Mescal).
The 28-year-old Englishman (right) told EW last month: “There was a moment when we were rehearsing my fight scene with Pedro, and towards the end of the scene I had the idea to kiss Pedro on the forehead.” .
Paul continued: “I was like, ‘Ridley, forehead kiss, did you like it?’ Yes or no?” There was radio silence for a second. His radio goes off and he (sarcastically) says “I’m afraid so” (pictured Wednesday).
Gladiator II, which hits UK cinemas this Friday and US cinemas on November 22, currently has a 76% critical approval rating (from 121 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
On Wednesday, Washington had an awkward first meeting with King Charles III at the royal film screening of Gladiator II at London’s Odeon Luxe Leicester Square.
The New York-born, Los Angeles-based actor looked nervous before the 76-year-old monarch reached out to shake his hand, admitting: “I didn’t know if I was supposed to hold your hand or not.”
The couple smiled and shook hands before King Charles III congratulated Denzel: “You’ve been in so many movies, it’s fantastic!”
On Monday, Washington announced on the Australian version of TODAY who plans to officially retire after completing his next four scheduled projects.
The Piano Lesson producer will star as Othello opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in director Kenny Leon’s Broadway revival of William Shakespeare’s 1603 play Othello, running March 23-June 8 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in Manhattan.
Denzel will also star in Spike Lee’s remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller High and Low, Antoine Fuqua’s untitled biopic about the Carthaginian general Hannibal, and Marvel’s untitled third Black Panther film.
On a personal level, Washington has four children: John, 40 years old; his daughter Katia, 36 years old; and twins Olivia and Malcolm, 33, from his 41-year marriage to Pauletta Pearson Washington.
The producer and star of Equalizer 3 and the Reasonable Doubt actress, 74, originally met on the set of the NBC movie Wilma in 1977, and renewed their vows in a 1995 ceremony officiated by anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu in South Africa.