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Denzel Washington’s press forGladiator IIhas revealed some interesting things about the actor’s past. The actor, at 69, has been widely regarded as one of the faces of Hollywood that has aged gracefully. Speaking about his health, the actor opened up about his struggles with alcoholism in his past, all of which recontextualized his performance in one particular film.
Flightwas a film where Denzel Washington essayed the role of a pilot, one who had been dealing with alcoholism, but was not ready to admit it. In light of his confessions about his struggle with alcohol, the actor’s performance in the film has taken on a new meaning that fans are keen on getting into.
Denzel Washington had gotten hooked on the best wine he could get
Speaking withEsquire, the actor revealed how he got hooked on the best wine that he could get, which usually came down to the actor having 2 bottles of the stuff on the regular, over a single day. The actor said:
I would clean up, go back to work — I could do both. However many months of shooting, bang, it’s time to go. Then, boom. Three months of wine, then time to go back to work.
The actor put a stop to the drinking when he was filmingFlight, the core themes of which looked at the evils of alcoholism and how it could affect the lives of those suffering from it.
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The actor revealed that he was sure that he started drinking as soon as the film wrapped. Given that the film specifically looked at how a person could easily go down a spiral when it comes to drinking, it is possible that the actor had to come face to face with his own issues, which could have led him to leave the vice behind, along with health concerns that had popped up at the actor.
Fans are also mesmerized by the new complexities that hisFlightperformance takes up after the revelation
Fans have taken to the internet after the recent revelation aboutDenzel Washington‘s struggles with alcohol, celebrating what the actor was able to do in the filmFlight, while possibly struggling with similar issues himself.
Flight hits so much harder knowing he struggles with it in real life. Still his most underrated performance, happy that he’s sober and healthy. We need to protect our artists like Denzel.pic.twitter.com/tLyURCBeSO
Wow. So I guess the movie Flight was close to home. Congratulations
Denzel saw what happened in Flight and said…pic.twitter.com/JJew7EuMIW
He was really the pilot in that movie lolpic.twitter.com/uuGq7ZtiDB
Washington also stated that he had done a lot of damage to his body, but he had been sober for a decade now. He said:
I’ve done a lot of damage to the body. We’ll see. I’ve been clean. Be 10 years this December. I stopped at 60 and I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since…I’m doing the best I can.
Denzel Washington’s character inGladiator IIhas received a lot of praise. The actor has a slew of projects lined up for the future, including a film adaption of his role asOthello(as reported by theToday Show) and a part in Ryan Coogler’sBlack Panther 3, which is set in the MCU.
Gladiator IIis currently in theatres.
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Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
