Ryan Reynolds once angered Denzel Washington over an “inexcusable” disturbance on set. During a discussion at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday, Reynolds — who is currently promoting the documentary he produced – “John Candy: I Like Me” — detailed a time in which he enraged Washington while filming the 2012 action thriller “Safe House.” While shooting … Read more
Denzel Washington ranks his priorities from highest 2 lowest. For the two-time Oscar winner, 70, despite starring in a slew of hit films, he isn’t interested in watching them. “I don’t watch movies, man. I really don’t,” Washington told GQ during a recent sit-down with “Highest 2 Lowest” director Spike Lee and his co-star A$AP Rocky. “I’m just … Read more
Denzel Washington is making it clear – he wants nothing to do with cancel culture. In a heated conversation on the topic with Complex, the actor ripped into the concept of being canceled, saying he doesn’t care that much about public support or followers. When asked if he considers the idea of being “canceled,” Washington was quick … Read more
Denzel Washington doesn’t care about those shiny gold trophies. The “Fences” actor, 70, recently explained why winning an Oscar isn’t important to him in his career. “I don’t do it for Oscars. I don’t care about that kind of stuff,” he stated on “Jake’s Takes” while promoting his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest.” Denzel Washington accepts his … Read more
In Spike Lee’s new thriller “Highest 2 Lowest,” Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky spend as much time above the skyline as they do on the streets of Brooklyn — thanks to a cinematic cameo from one of the borough’s priciest listings. The penthouse that appears in the trailer isn’t a movie set; it’s the top … Read more
There’s never a shortage of drama on Broadway. However, this Tony season has taken things to a whole new level. And with records for both ticket prices and box-office grosses having been broken this year, there’s more at stake than ever for Sunday’s ceremony, which will be held at Radio City and air live on … Read more
The Grey Sloan doctors stayed on call for this one. When Denzel Washington directed an episode of the long-running medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” some of the female actors were ready to get to shooting — and STAT. Jason George, who has played Dr. Ben Warren on the show since Season 6, revealed exactly how the … Read more
Denzel Washington has shed light on why he skipped a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival for his new film “Highest 2 Lowest” following an intense showdown with a photographer on the red carpet. The two-time Oscar winner, 70, lost his cool during the film’s star-studded premiere after a snapper repeatedly touched his arm, … Read more
Spike Lee wants no part in Denzel Washington’s messy red carpet behavior. The director, 68, participated in the “Highest 2 Lowest” press conference at the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday and subtly addressed Washington’s awkward red carpet exchange with a photographer. Spike Lee and Denzel Washington at the “Highest 2 Lowest” red carpet premiere at Cannes Film … Read more
Diva Denzel. Denzel Washington skipped the press conference for his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest,” at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Tuesday after arguing with a photographer on the red carpet. The Oscar winner, 70, was absent from the promo event for the crime thriller that comes out on Apple TV+ in September. … Read more
Denzel Washington’s heated exchange with a photographer on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France has been decoded by a professional lip reader. The two-time Oscar winner, 70, attended the world premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” Monday, but his glamorous outing was overshadowed by an intense disagreement that saw him … Read more
Don’t mess with the Equalizer. Denzel Washington was caught getting into a tense exchange with a photographer at France’s Cannes Film Festival on Monday, May 19. The Oscar winner, 70, looked fired up when he approached the line of shutterbugs at the world premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” in which Washington stars. He was … Read more
Both developments are, in part, Hollywood related. Three plays featuring film, television and comedy stars — “Good Night, and Good Luck,” starring Clooney; “Othello,” starring Washington and Gyllenhaal; and “Glengarry Glen Ross,” starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk — are accounting for more than 20 percent of Broadway’s weekly box office this spring, … Read more
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy. Denzel Washington’s wife blamed “narrow-minded people” after her famous husband wasn’t nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for his performance in “Othello.” “Now see, that’s not something you want to ask me,” Pauletta Washington, 74, told People on Thursday when asked about the stunning snub. “I can’t say that … Read more
Where art thou Tony nominations? Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood were snubbed when the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday. While George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook, Sadie Sink and more were recognized for their Broadway performances, other actors like Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Kieran Culkin failed to make the nominations … Read more
The “Othello” ticket prices are high — but Denzel Washington’s self-confidence is higher. The 70-year-old actor made no apologies for the astronomical ticket prices for “Othello” on Broadway in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday. When a reporter mentioned that some seats for the show cost “upwards of … Read more
Denzel Washington called him his “northern star.” Whoopi Goldberg said “getting to see him onstage was heaven.” Some of the most notable names in show business gathered in Times Square on Monday afternoon for a starry, and sometimes emotional, send-off for James Earl Jones, who died last year at the age of 93. He was … Read more
Just moments earlier, he was an infatuated new husband, and she his “gentle love.” Now, in Act III, Scene 3 of “Othello,” he vows to kill her. What has happened? Why does Othello, the great Black general, the savior of Venice in a war with the Ottomans, resolve to murder Desdemona, the pearl of the … Read more
Refer to him correctly. Denzel Washington said that he doesn’t consider himself a “Hollywood actor” during his March 23 appearance on “CBS Sunday Morning.” “What’s the definition of a Hollywood actor?” Washington asked during the interview. “Myself, I’m from Mt. Vernon, so I’m a ‘Mt. Vernon actor.’ I don’t know what ‘Hollywood’ means.” Denzel Washington … Read more
“Othello” opens next Sunday on Broadway. But The Post has decided to review the show a week early after the production rescinded critic Johnny Oleksinski’s ticket because he wrote a column blasting their $921 prices. That’s OK. We bought our own. Theater review OTHELLO Two hours and 35 minutes, with one intermission. 243 W. 47th … Read more