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. "[Macrinus] was a prisoner of war — probably at a North African state — and actually was taken to Rome probably as a gladiator.

The director explains the backstory behind Washington's scene-stealing character, and how he's not unlike the president-elect.

Denzel Washington is determined to get Ridley Scott his long “overdue” Oscar. Washington, who reunites with Scott for “ Gladiator II ” almost 20 years after 2007’s “American Gangster,” told The Hollywood Reporter that Scott not having won Best Director is almost criminal.