Denzel Washington revealed in an interview with Gayety that his gay kissing scene was axed in the final cut of the film Gladiator II, which rolls out in theatres on November 22.

Denzel Washington kissed a man on the lips while filming "Gladiator 2" but it wasn't including in the theatrical cut.

Denzel Washington kissed a guy, and he'd have liked it to stay in "Gladiator II." Washington told Gayety in the below video that a kiss between his character Macrinus and another man was cut from the film because "they weren't ready for that yet.