Source reveals the reason Denzel Washington’s gay kiss was axed from ‘Gladiator II’
Gladiator II was cut from the final version.Last week, talking to Gayety, Washington, 69, was asked how gay the Roman Empire was.“I actually kissed a man in the film,” Washington replied. “But they took it out.
They cut it. I think they got chicken… I kissed a guy full on the lips. I guess they weren’t ready for that yet.”Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.He added, “I killed him about five minutes later.
It’s Gladiator. It’s the kiss of death.”Gladiator II takes place around 20 years after the first Gladiator movie. It stars Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus (depicted as the child nephew of Commodus/Joaquin Phoenix in the first movie) and Pedro Pascal as General Marcus Acacius.
Washington plays former slave turned powerbroker Macrinus and Connie Nielsen returns as Lucilla.According to TMZ, an insider on the Ridley Scott-directed movie says the kiss was cut because it was not in the script.
