Denzel Washington's gay kiss that was cut from Gladiator II may never have been intended for final film Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By AMY LAMARE and CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 17:06 EST, 16 November 2024 | Updated: 17:08 EST, 16 November 2024 e-mail View comments Denzel Washington revealed one of the Gladiator II scenes that wound up on the cutting room floor ahead of the release of Ridley Scott's $310M-budget historical epic.
The 69-year-old acting veteran portrays slave-turned-powerbroker Macrinus, who maintains a stable of gladiators and desires to become Roman emperor. 'I kissed a man on the lips, but it got cut,' Denzel told Gayety on October 31. Now a source close to the production is claiming that the kiss was totally improvised by Denzel and not in the script.
The take with the kiss was also one of several partially improvised takes for the scene in question, the source claimed to TMZ . Previously, the Training Day actor thought the filmmakers chickened out and that's why the kiss was cut. A source close to the production is claiming that the man-on-man kiss was totally improvised by Denzel and not in the script Denzel Washington revealed one of the Gladiator II scenes that wound up on the cutting room floor ahead of the release of Ridley Scott's $310M-budget historical epic (pictured Wednesday) 'I think they got chicken.
I kissed a guy full on the lips and I guess they weren't ready for that,' he said. Washington noted that his .