It has been more than 30 years since Denzel Washington
rolls mechanics in American cinema. But not only that.
If he is comfortable in nervous roles (like Training Day), he is also in more moving roles (Hurricane Carter, John Q).
The actor plays the bad guy in Gladiator II. A week after the re-election of Donald
TrumpDenzel Washington, then in promotion for the film of Ridley Scottgives his strong opinion on the second term of one of the most controversial American presidents in history.
Denzel Washington: leader of US cinema
Denzel Washington stood out at the end of the 80s in two very committed films, Cry Freedom et
Glory. He won the Oscar for best supporting actor for this one. But it was ultimately during the first half of the 90s, at Spike LeeIn Mo Better Blues and above all Malcolm Xthat Denzel rose to fame.
Always committed, the actor plays a lawyer in
Philadelphia. A film based on a true story tackling homophobia and the ravages of AIDS head-on. At the end of the 90s, he found Spike Lee for He Got Game which remains, even today, one of his best roles. In 2000, he played the boxer Rubin Carter in the biopic Hurricane Carter.
Denzel Washington, le bad guy de Gladiator II
The American actor continued his career with his quiet strength for the next twenty years. He makes a lasting impression in the trilogy Equalizer where he plays a trigger-happy vindicator. Always straddling two styles, he embodies Macbeth in a very surprising Shakespearean adaptation signed Joel Cohen.
2024, he returns in Gladiator II…
Continuation of Gladiator first of the name, almost 25 years later, Gladiator II releases this November 13, 2024 in cinemas. Denzel Washington y incarne
Macrinusan awkward bad guy who would make the big bad guy from the first film pale, Commodeexactly.
In this new part, the actor soars above the fray, delivering a performance full of nuances and threats.
The actor gives his honest opinion on Donald Trump
In promo, as evidenced by his very nice appearance at Anne-Claire Coudray, Denzel Washington could not avoid questions about Trump. The latter, recently re-elected, will seek a second term in the White House. Denzel wanted to clarify things in an interview given to RTL.
“I am a man of God, I have no worries about anything, I pray, I have hope, I have good hope for our world”, explains the interpreter of Macrinus in
Gladiator II. He then talks about his character: “What makes a person bad are the experiences we encounter, the circumstances.”Here he is talking about Macrinus, not Trump.
