Gladiator 2 arrives in theaters this weekend, and if you were hoping to see Denzel Washington’s character kiss a man, well I’ve got bad news for you. While that scene was apparently filmed, it was cut because, according to Washington, the people in charged chickened out.

I kissed a guy full on the lips, and I guess they weren’t ready for that yet,” the legendary actor, who plays a bisexual businessman in the film, told Gayety.

The long-awaited sequel to the 2000 film Gladiator, Gladiator II, is hitting theaters today, i.e., November 15, in India. The movie features an ensemble cast that includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn,