Denzel Washington and co-star Pedro Pascal's awkward red carpet exchange

Denzel Washington and his Gladiator II co-star Pedro Pascal had an awkward reddish carpet speech during the royal premiere of Ridley Scott's $310M-budget humanities epic astatine Odeon Luxe Leicester Square successful London past Thursday.

'He's not arsenic bully an histrion arsenic me,' the 69-year-old acting seasoned told the 49-year-old Chilean metallic fox successful a video connected Paramount UK's Instagram account.

Denzel went connected to poke amusive of Pedro's in-demand prima status: 'They're going to alteration the sanction of the movie from Gladiator II to Pedro I starring Pedro, written by Pedro, directed by Pedro, edited by Pedro.'

Pascal shook his caput and said he'll lone instrumentality absorption from Washington, replying: 'I'm gladsome that a trilogy is successful my future. I anticipation you're up for it!'

At that, the two-time Oscar victor scoffed, 'I'm not going to beryllium successful it' earlier breaking his deadpan quality and embracing the three-time Emmy nominee.

'Good man. Great actor. Good... I wouldn't telephone him a friend,' Denzel cautioned.

'What are we doing next?'

Pedro (born José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal) appeared wounded and exclaimed: 'What bash you mean?!'

Washington replied: 'Well, it's not similar we person tea, you know?'

'I'm waiting successful the wings,' Pascal volunteered. 'I'll person beverage with you anytime!'

The New York-born, LA-based histrion responded: 'Okay, that's a promise. You travel to LA, travel up to the house.'

Suddenly, Denzel's woman of 41 years - Pauletta Pearson Washington - interrupted the brace to springiness The Wild Robot histrion a large hug.

'I was conscionable astir to say, maine and Pauletta are friends,' Pedro smiled.

'Yeah, right. Y'all are friends!' Washington deadpanned to the camera.

'You spot however that goes? This is life. This is however it goes. This is Pedro, and he's been making clip with my wife. If I were successful Gladiator, I'd termination Pedro close now. But I won't bash that due to the fact that he's a bully guy.'

The Piano Lesson shaper proudly posed with the 74-year-old Reasonable Doubt actress, with whom helium shares 4 children - lad John, 40; girl Katia, 36; and twins Olivia and Malcolm, 33.

Denzel and Pauletta primitively met connected the 1977 acceptable of NBC movie Wilma, and they renewed their vows successful a 1995 ceremonial officiated by anti-apartheid activistic Desmond Tutu successful South Africa.

In Gladiator II - hitting UK theaters this Friday and US theaters this Friday - Washington portrays slave-turned-powerbroker Macrinus, who maintains a unchangeable ofgladiators and desires to go the Roman emperor.

Pascal plays Roman wide Marcus Acacius successful the long-awaited sequel, which presently has a 'certified fresh' 75% professional support standing (out of 155 reviews) connected Rotten Tomatoes.

The SAG Award victor proudly posed connected the reddish carpet with his transgender sister named Lux, who upstaged him successful a revealing achromatic Stephane Rolland gown.

There's accrued involvement successful Pedro ever since helium starred successful 2 binge-worthy, critically-acclaimed TV shows - Disney's The Mandalorian and HBO's The Last of Us.

Pascal volition besides reprise his relation arsenic convulsive protector Joel Miller successful the 2nd play of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann's fungus-filled dystopian play The Last of Us, which premieres aboriginal 2025 connected Max.

The critically-acclaimed post-apocalyptic bid - based connected Naughty Dog's best-selling 2013 motion-capture video crippled - broke records for the cablegram network.

Last Monday, Washington announced connected the Australian mentation of TODAY that helium officially plans connected retiring aft completing his adjacent slated 4 projects.

The Equalizer 3 producer-star volition represent Othello other Jake Gyllenhaal successful manager Kenny Leon's Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's 1603 play Othello moving March 23 to June 8 astatine the Ethel Barrymore Theatre successful Manhattan.

Denzel volition besides prima successful Spike Lee's remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 transgression thriller High and Low, Antoine Fuqua's untitled biopic connected the Carthaginian wide Hannibal, and Marvel's untitled 3rd Black Panther film.