Renowned filmmaker Ridley Scott recently shed light on Denzel Washington’s character, Macrinus, in Gladiator 2, by methodically comparing him to Donald Trump. Macrinus, who draws inspiration from a real historical personality,

Denzel Washington's character Macrinus in Gladiator II is "very close to Trump", according to director Ridley Scott.

Beginning this February on Broadway with a revival of “Othello,” he’s booked, Washington revealed, for the next six years.

Can an actor earn an Oscar nomination just by the way he says the word “politics?” I think so. Especially when that actor is Denzel Washington in “Gladiator II.” This is a sequel to “Gladiator,” which earned the Best Picture,