Director Ridley Scott compared Denzel Washington's character in 'Gladiator II' to President-elect Trump during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Ridley Scott, the director of 'Gladiator II,' said during an interview that Denzel Washington's character in the movie, Marcinus, was similar to President-elect Trump. ' was a prisoner of war — probably at a North African state — and actually was taken to Rome probably as a gladiator. Survived. Got free. Got into the business of maybe making wine and bread. He evolved into a very rich merchant selling s--- to the Roman armies — food, oil, wine, cloth, weapons, everything.
Fox News' Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
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