Gladiator II: Denzel Washington opens up about Macrinus
Speaking about his character Macrinus from Gladiator II, Denzel Washington shared, “At present, many wealthy males construct a steady of racehorses. Macrinus has a steady of gladiators. And when he provides Lucius to that steady, he has a a lot larger purpose in thoughts. Lucius is a natural-born chief and a fantastic fighter, which makes him helpful in some ways. However pure rage just isn’t a device; it’s a drawback. Macrinus by no means needs to lose management. He doesn’t wish to be the emperor. He needs to manage the emperor. And energy is an addictive drug. Upon getting it, you may’t reside with out it. As soon as he had a style for taking, he needed to have extra. He doesn’t actually care about anybody. He makes use of them. If individuals can’t make him extra highly effective, he has little interest in them.”
He added, “It’s big — like Cecil B. DeMille on steroids. Ridley doesn’t have 100 guys within the battle scenes, he has a thousand of them. He doesn’t have 20 horses. He has 20 rating of horses. All over the place you activate this movie, you’re in that world. Being on set with 1000’s of troopers in lovely costumes and good colours and swords and shields and horses made this look like greater than a film for me,” the actor continues. “It’s a world unto itself. Individuals are going to be blown away by what they see.”
Set years after the tragic demise of Maximus, Gladiator II will observe Paul Mescal’s Lucius as he enters the Colosseum after his residence falls to tyrannical rulers who now grip Rome in concern.
