'Gladiator 2' actor Fred Hechinger plays down gay kiss storm: "They would have kept it in the movie"
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‘Gladiator 2’ actor Fred Hechinger plays down gay kiss storm: “They would have kept it in the movie”
Gladiator 2 actor Fred Hechinger has played down the same-sex kiss storm surrounding the movie.Denzel Washington, who portrays Macrinus in the sequel to the 2000 blockbuster, recently told Gayety, he kissed a male co-star in a since-deleted moment.But director Ridley Scott said that was “bullshit” and “they acted the moment – it didn’t happen”.Washington has also since rolled back his comments, later saying: “It really is much ado about nothing.…
'Gladiator 2' actor Fred Hechinger plays down gay kiss storm: "They would have kept it in the movie"
Gladiator 2 actor Fred Hechinger has played down the same-sex kiss storm surrounding the movie. READ MORE: ‘Gladiator 2’ review: back to Rome for Paul Mescal’s Colosseum-sized sequel Denzel Washington, who portrays Macrinus in the sequel to the 2000 blockbuster, recently told Gayety, he kissed a male co-star in a since-deleted moment. But director Ridley Scott said that was “bullshit” and “they acted the moment – it didn’t happen”. Washington …
‘Gladiator II’ Breakout Fred Hechinger Confirms He Was Not Part of That Cut Denzel Washington Kiss Scene
“Gladiator II” breakout star Fred Hechinger is weighing in co-star Denzel Washington’s cut gay kiss scene in the film. Hechinger, who plays Emperor Caracalla alongside his onscreen twin Joseph Quinn as Emperor Geta, told IndieWire that the cut kiss between Denzel Washington’s character Macrinus and another man was not with either of the dual emperors. “If I had a peck with him, they would have kept it in the movie,” Hechinger told IndieWire duri…
Denzel Washington surprised his followers after showing a scene removed from Gladiator II, in which he kissed another man. In an interview the actor revealed details of a scene in which the character of Washington, Macrinus, an influential power runner in ancient Rome, shows his history of relations with other men, an aspect that was finally left out of the theatrical cut of the tape. The Oscar winner said he kissed a young man, but in the final…
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