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Draped in flowy silk capes and adorned with rattling, chunky gold, and silver rings, Denzel Washington embodies the flashiest villain and the colosseum’s bullpen organizer, Macrinus. In Gladiator 2, ...

The four-time Academy Award nominee opened the conversation by explaining Macrinus’ rich backstory. After clarifying his motivations in Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott called Denzel Washington’s character a ...

Washington is too good to a fault. That’s not his problem, though. His literal job is to give the best performance by bringing the words on the page to life on screen. It’s a story and script problem.

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II! 2024’s film lineup has been heavily loaded with big-budget sequels, some of them much more satisfying than others. For every Dune: Part Two or ...