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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 ...

The end of the film features a duel as the film’s two factions come to a head. The end may be surprising to some, and it leaves us with a lot of hints about the original film as well. Here’s what ...

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, ...

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 ...

Denzel Washington delivers a standout performance as Macrinus in Gladiator 2 and is responsible for many of the best moments in the sequel. Since it was first announced that Washington had joined ...

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Gladiator II. Denzel Washington's Oscars snub for Gladiator IIdoesn't deter his impact on Ridley ...

Denzel Washington attends a SiriusXM Town Hall with the cast of "Gladiator II" with host Mike Muse at SiriusXM Studios on November 21, 2024 in New York City (Noam Galai/Getty Images for SiriusXM) ...

One of the most intriguing characters in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the sequel to Gladiator (2000) out Nov. 22, is Macrinus, a Black businessman raising an army of gladiators, played by Denzel ...

In an exclusive conversation with ESSENCE, the Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington opens up about his compelling role in Gladiator II, which is set to hit theaters on November 22. The sequel ...