Gladiator II director Ridley Scott said in an interview that Marcinus, played by Denzel Washington, resembles President-elect Trump.
”[Macrinus] He was probably taken prisoner in a North African country and was actually taken to Rome, probably as a gladiator. Survived. I became free. Probably went into the business of making wine and bread. He became a very wealthy merchant, selling everything from food, oil, wine, cloth, and weapons to the Roman army. He probably had a million soldiers scattered throughout Europe. I mean, he was a billionaire at the time, so why didn't he? [have ambitions toward the throne]“Why not me?” He is also a gangster and very close to Trump.? Smart gangster. He can create chaos and evolve from chaos.” Scott he told The Hollywood Reporter.
“Gladiator II” opens in theaters Friday and also stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger.
“He's trying to take advantage of everyone. He's going to take advantage of the mother, he's going to use his own children. He's already used up his soul, so there's nothing left. He's sleeping with the devil. “There is,” Washington told the outlet. about his personality.
MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 20: Director Ridley Scott attends the Napoleon premiere at El Prado Museum on November 20, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo courtesy of Borja B. Hojas/WireImage) ((Photo courtesy of Borja B. Hojas/WireImage))
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The Hollywood Reporter also asked Scott about how he's working with Washington.
“We were in the middle of Harlem, and Denzel was like, 'Do you know what you're doing?'” “Of course I knew what I was doing. ” “Do you know about this music?'' “Of course I do.'' Once he understood what I was doing, he was very nice. [Gladiator II]I think I was a little shocked by the scale of it. How could he not be? “Of course I'm used to it,” Scott replied.
Washington recently opened up about his sobriety in an interview with Esquire. He revealed that he drinks two bottles of Victory a day.
“Wine is very difficult. It's very slow. It's not like boom.”, “All of a sudden,” Washington said. “Part of it is that we built this big house in 1999 with a 10,000-bottle wine cellar, and I learned how to be a great drinker. So I was 61 and 82 years old. , and I was going to drink whatever we had. Wine was my hobby, so I was now drinking $4,000 bottles of wine just because I had them left.”
Actor Denzel Washington, who plays Macbeth in the film, arrives at the premiere of The Tragedy of Macbeth held at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 18th. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated Press)
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During the premiere of Gladiator II, Washington had a notable encounter with the entire cast meeting King Charles.
“I didn't know if I was supposed to shake Charles' hand,” Washington said with a smile as he shook Charles' hand.
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Fox News' Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
