Actor Paul Mezcal will play the lead role in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2. The actor comments on the film, including how he got the role and plans for his physical transformation.
talk hollywood reporterMescal said Scott offered him the role of Lucius – he didn’t have to audition. Mezcal said. Then he got the script.
“I am very proud of what we have achieved.
Mezcal was asked what physical changes he might undergo to play the role. I said I understand, but I said it wasn’t very interesting to focus on. Mezcal said he wanted to make sure his character was believable, and suggested that it might not be as extreme as others have had before him in roles like this. .
“Of course the character needs to have physical strength, but I’m not interested in anything more than that. This guy has to fight, he has to be a beast,” Mezcal said. What a person looks and feels is right for me.Sometimes I watch movies and think, ‘That person doesn’t look real.’
Plot details for Gladiator 2 have yet to be revealed. But what we do know is that the script was written by David Scarpa (All the Money in the World, Man in the High Castle). The movie will hit theaters in November 2024.
2000’s Gladiator was a major critical and commercial success, $500 million box office It was nominated for 12 Oscars. Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.
Mezcal is aiming for an Oscar this year for his leading performance in After Sun.
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