Ridley Scott, the director of « Gladiator II, » said during an interview that Denzel Washington’s character in the movie, Marcinus, was similar to President-elect Trump. « [Macrinus] was a prisoner of war — probably at a North African state — and actually was taken to Rome probably as a gladiator. Survived. Got free. Got into the business of maybe making wine and bread. He evolved into a very rich merchant selling s— to the Roman armies — food, oil, wine, cloth, weapons, everything. He maybe had a million men spread around Europe. So he was a billionaire at the time, so why wouldn’t he [have ambitions toward the throne]? ‘Why not me?’ He’s also a gangster — very close to Trump. A clever gangster. He creates chaos and from chaos he can evolve, » Scott told The Hollywood Reporter. »Gladiator II » hit theaters on Friday and also stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, and Fred Hechinger. « He’s trying to use everybody. He’d use his mother, he’d use his own children; he’s already used up his soul, so he didn’t have any left. He’s in bed with the devil, » Washington told the outlet about his character. ‘GLADIATOR II’ DIRECTOR RIDLEY SCOTT BACKTRACKS ON AI AFTER CALLING IT A ‘TECHNICAL HYDROGEN BOMB’The Hollywood Reporter also asked Scott about how it was working with Washington. « We were right in the middle of Harlem and Denzel was like, ‘Do you know what you’re doing?’ ‘Of course I know what the f— I’m doing.’ ‘Do you know about this music?’ ‘Of course I do.’ Once he saw I knew what I was doing, he was very sweet. With [Gladiator II], I think he was a bit shocked by the scale. How could he not be? Of course, I’m used to it, » Scott responded. Washington recently opened up about his sobriety during an interview with Esquire. He revealed he was drinking two bottles of win a day. « Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like, boom, all of a sudden, » Washington said. « And part of it was, we built this big house in 1999 with a 10,000-bottle wine cellar, and I learned to drink the best. So, I’m going to drink my ’61s and my ’82s and whatever we had. Wine was my thing, and now I was popping $4,000 bottles just because that’s what was left. »CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREDuring the « Gladiator II » premiere, Washington had a notable encounter with King Charles, as the cast members all met with him. »I didn’t know if I was supposed to grab your hand or not, » Washington smiled as he gave Charles a handshake.Fox News’ Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
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‘Gladiator II’ director compares Denzel Washington’s character to Trump: ‘A clever gangster’
