Denzel Washington is revealing {that a} same-sex kiss was lower from Gladiator II.
In a brand new interview, Washington, who performs Macrinus within the Ridley Scott movie, was requested, “How homosexual is the Roman empire?”
“I truly kissed a person within the movie however they took it out, they lower it, I feel they bought rooster,” Washington advised Gayety in an interview. “I kissed a man full on the lips and I assume they weren’t prepared for that but. I killed him about 5 minutes later. It’s Gladiator. It’s the kiss of dying.”
Washington reunites with Scott within the Gladiator sequel after having labored in 2007 movie American Gangster. The actor stated that he’s retirement quickly.
“There are only a few movies left for me to make that I’m thinking about, and I’ve to be impressed by the filmmaker, and I used to be tremendously impressed by Ridley,” Washington advised Empire. “We had an excellent go-round the primary go-round [on American Gangster], and right here we’re.”
Washington’s same-sex kiss was not the one kiss of its type that was lower. Paul Mescal {that a} kiss between his character and Pedro Pascal’s character was additionally lower.
“There was a second after we had been rehearsing my combat scene with Pedro, and I had an thought in the direction of the top of the scene to kiss Pedro on the brow,” Mescal advised Leisure Weekly. “I did it in one of many takes, after which we’re getting the radio messages again to Ridley (Scott, the movie’s director) and I used to be like, ‘Ridley: Kiss on the brow, did you prefer it? Yay or nay?’ There was radio silence for a second. HIs radio crackles again and goes ‘I’m afraid I did.’”
Watch Washington’s full interview within the video beneath.
