For the last time as president, Joe Biden doled out the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday to a batch of recipients that included former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 18 other individuals known for their impact on policy, philanthropy and culture in the U.S. and around the world. Biden said the honorees were […]
President Joe Biden will also honor Hillary Clinton, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Lionel Messi, George Soros, Bill Nye the Science Guy and more at the White House Saturday Bono, Denzel Washington, and Michael J. Fox are among the 19 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, from President Joe […]
Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman) took a brief break from his work as the president of the main competition jury at the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, sharing industry and career insights during an “In Conversation With” session and talking about being in post-production on his […]
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SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Gladiator II,” currently playing in theaters. All hail Macrinus! In a world of political backstabbing, power and ambition, Denzel Washington’s Macrinus enters the arena in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” with troops and guards under a canopy. He reeks of wealth and oozes power. […]
Josh Brolin is looking back on a tense moment he had with Denzel Washington on the set of American Gangster. In an interview on the In Depth with Graham Bensingerthe Dune: Part Two actor recalled a moment when he said he felt he and Washington were going to get into an altercation. “Denzel and I, […]
In Gladiator IIDenzel Washington plays a glamorous arms dealer and former gladiator who plots to control Rome. The character, Macrinus, is based on an actual historical figure. But director Ridley Scott says that Macrinus is a bit like a certain modern-day politician. When explaining the character’s (spoiler-free) backstory, Scott told The Hollywood Reporter“[Macrinus] was a […]
We’ve reached the point where Denzel Washington is such a giant movie star that when he makes a movie, it’s more likely than not to be named after his character. He played Roman J. Israel, Esq. He’s always The Equalizer. He saw the dagger in The Tragedy of Macbeth. Like the biggest A-listers of his […]
This story is from Gladiator Week, GQ’s dive into all things Gladiator in pop culture to celebrate the release of Gladiator II. Read the rest of the stories here. This article also contains spoilers for Gladiator II. In Gladiator IIDenzel Washington plays Macrinus, a deliciously evil arms dealer who acquires Paul Mescal’s Lucius for his […]
Denzel Washington is recalling his reaction to losing the best actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey in 2000. The Gladiator II actor, who had already won one Oscar and scored three other nominations before that year’s ceremony, received another nomination for his role as Rubin Carter in 1999’s The Hurricane. He was up against Spacey for […]
