News culture “They weren’t ready for it” According to Denzel Washington, this racy scene was removed from the Ridley Scott-directed Gladiator 2
According to Denzel Washington, a kissing scene between his character and another man was removed from the final cut of Gladiator II because producers were “relaxed.”
Gladiator II affected by censorship
After learning that a scene between Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal was cut from Gladiator II, it’s Denzel Washington’s turn to reveal that the final cut of the film doesn’t include all of the scenes shot by the actors. This is what Macrinus’ interpreter explained to the media Gayety He had filmed a gay kiss sequence that was ultimately left out of the film because the producers “supposedly went crazy.”
I actually kissed a man in the movie, but they took that scene out and cut it out because I think they messed it up. I kissed a man full on the mouth, but I guess they weren’t ready for it. Well, I killed the other character about five minutes later because it’s Gladiator. It’s the kiss of death.
The hope of the director’s cut
It’s very sad to see a film that deviates from the original intentions of the writers. The sequence may seem innocuous, but it still perfectly characterizes Macrinus, who is portrayed in the script as a character who has had several relationships with men in the past. After the deletion of this sequence and that of Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal, the production seems to have been afraid of the audience’s reaction to this queer representation, a more than disappointing observation, but one that could nevertheless change soon. We know that Ridley Scott is a fan of the director’s cut and the filmmaker has already mentioned another cut for Gladiator II Cinema mix
