He is one of the greatest American actors. Denzel Washington is the guest of RTL this Monday, November 11, on the occasion of the theatrical release of Gladiator IIsequel to Ridley Scott’s famous peplum. Under the direction of the director, he plays alongside Paul Mescal, Macrinus, a wealthy arms dealer.
A week after the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, the actor committed against racism remains calm. “I am a man of God, I have no worries about anything, I pray, I have hope, I have good hope for our world”he says. “The suffering does not stop at the border, nor does the hatred.
In 2008, Denzel Washington gave a speech at Barack Obama’s inauguration. “God gave us free willhe continues, “some use it to do good, others to do evil, others to harm others because they have been wronged.”
A bit like his character in Gladiator IIpresented as a villain. “He’s a nice guy,” he insists. “What makes a person bad are the experiences we encounter, the circumstances.“The story of a complex character who intertwines with that of Lucius, played by Paul Mescal, son of Maximus and Lucilla and nephew of Commodus, “villain” of Ridley Scott’s first opus.
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