Denzel Washington has shared that a “full on” gay “kiss of death” he filmed for “Gladiator II” did not make the final cut. Washington, 69, plays Macrinus, a wealthy power player in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators, in Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 sword-and-sandal epic.

Denzel Washington revealed in a video interview with Gayety that he kissed a man on the lips while filming “Gladiator II,” but the scene was cut out from the theatrical cut of the long-awaited sequel.

From the first moment its trailers arrived on the internet, it was pretty clear that Denzel Washington wasn’t bothering with restraint when it came to his performance in Ridley Scott’s blood-on-sand sequel Gladiator II.

DEADLINE: It will confirm your good judgment. He played a tough police detective with a tortured past named Bud White who became this symbol of masculinity. After the film played through, for awhile every pitch in Hollywood was, “imagine Bud White, as a blank.“

The epic film "Gladiator" was one of the biggest box office hits of 2000 and is considered a classic in the filmography of British directing legend Ridley Scott alongside "Alien", "Blade Runner" and "Thelma & Louise".

King Charles III, battling cancer, appeared to be in good spirits during a Royal meet-and-greet with the cast of the ‘Gladiator’ sequel

King Charles is going Hollywood in honor of the premiere of the highly anticipated Gladiator II sequel. On Wednesday, the king hobnobbed with film and TV industry royalty with a reception at Buckingham Palace marking The Film and TV Charity centenary before heading to the star-studded red carpet.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were both set to attend the Gladiator 2 premiere in London, but the monarch was forced to walk the red carpet alone following his wife's health battle

In anticipation of Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel to 'Gladiator,' Airbnb is hosting a limited experience where guests become "warriors" and train in the "art of gladiator combat," PEOPLE can exclusively announce.

Airbnb announced a collaboration for a special experience inside the Roman Colosseum with Paramount Pictures ahead of the release of "Gladiator II."