Denzel Washington's role in Gladiator II highlights just how effective the Academy Award-winning star is in villainous roles.

While Washington conceded Macrinus wasn't Black, he insisted there were Black people in ancient Rome and that the talk about his character's appearance shouldn't matter much. With Denzel ...

Scott explains the idea behind Macrinus’ past. Washington’s character had been ... Yates says, “But Denzel did wear the earrings, which was great because that gives him a slightly off ...

In fact, I think it should have focused on another character entirely - Denzel Washington’s Macrinus. Why would a Denzel Washington-driven Gladiator movie have been a bigger draw? It seems ...

Denzel Washington, who steals the show in "Gladiator II" with his depiction of Macrinus, a gladiator-turned-arms and slave trader with political aspirations, has always been at his best when he ...

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 ...

However, there is nothing wrong with a grunting, violent, ancient Roman holiday, especially when it boasts a supporting performance as delicious as Denzel Washington’s Machiavellian Macrinus.

Here’s how it works. In Ridley Scott’s long-gestating sequel, Denzel Washington takes on the role of Macrinus – a slave-turned-arms dealer who plans to usurp power from Rome’s emperors and ...

Denzel Washington rules on screen ... the Oscar-winning actor talked about playing Roman emperor Macrinus. Washington was asked about “how gay” he thought the Roman empire was and he ...

writing in a caption that "Denzel Washington's Macrinus is an arms dealer who lives lavishly and keeps a stable of gladiators for sport." The article went on to describe Washington's character ...