“They Got Chicken”: Denzel Washington Revealed That He “Kissed A Man” In “Gladiator II,” But It Was Cut From The Final Edit

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Paul said: “There was a moment when we were rehearsing my fight scene with Pedro, and I had an idea towards the end of the scene to kiss Pedro on the forehead.” 

“I did it in one of the takes, and then we're getting the radio messages back to Ridley [in video village], and I was like: 'Ridley: Kiss on the forehead, did you like it? Yay or nay?’” the Irish star went on.

“There was radio silence for a second. His radio crackles back, and [Ridley] goes: 'I'm afraid I did,’” Paul added, but despite Ridley saying that he liked the kiss, it does not appear in the film.

When asked why he did not include this moment in the final cut, Ridley told Cinema Blend that he “can’t remember” the reason why, but promised that it’d be included in “the director’s cut.”