Denzel Washington has shared {that a} “full on” homosexual “kiss of death” he filmed for “Gladiator II” didn’t make the ultimate lower.
Washington, 69, performs Macrinus, a rich energy participant in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators, in Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 sword-and-sandal epic.
The character reportedly mentions having had relationships with different males up to now, a plot level that led LGBTQ information outlet Gayety to question additional when interviewing Washington forward of the movie’s premiere on Wednesday.
When requested, “How gay is the Roman empire?” Washington responded with the reveal about his same-sex kiss.
“I actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out, they cut it,” Washington mentioned. “I think they got chicken.”
“I kissed a guy full on the lips and I guess they weren’t ready for that yet,” he added. “I killed him about five minutes later. It’s ‘Gladiator.’ It’s the kiss of death.”
A supply confirmed to The Put up that the kiss was filmed however famous that “it wasn’t a sexy kiss,” echoing Washington’s description of the lip-lock as a “kiss of death.”
Washington’s remarks comes on the heels of reports {that a} brow kiss Paul Mescal, 28, shared with co-star Pedro Pascal in a scene from “Gladiator II” additionally didn’t make the movie’s last lower.
“I didn’t tell Ridley I was gonna do it,” Mescal not too long ago advised Cinema Mix of the kiss. “And then I was nervous after we did it because I thought he was going to f–king hate it. So I nervously go over the radio being like, ‘Ridley? Did you like the kiss on the forehead? Yay or nay?’”
Mescal then recalled Scott responding, “I’m afraid I did.”
“So I don’t know where it got lost in the edit, but I trust this man entirely, though. How he cuts his films,” the actor continued.
Scott, for his half, mentioned he wasn’t certain why he lower the second.
“I can’t remember… I can’t remember,” he advised the outlet. “The director’s cut,” he added, hinting that the kiss may discover its means right into a later prolonged launch of the movie.
Nevertheless, Scott additionally not too long ago mentioned that there received’t be a director’s lower of “Gladiator II.”
“No, I’ve earned the right to have my final cut,” he advised Collider. “I have the final cut anyway, so my cut that goes out usually is my fault. It is my cut. I’ll go around in circles. I won’t agonize because I cut during the film.”
He went on, “I don’t get to the end and then start the cut — God knows that would take too long. I cut as I’m going, and I think it’s valid to cut as you’re going because you need to see how you’re doing and how everyone’s performing.”
The Put up has reached out to reps for Washington and Scott.
