Paul Mescal is ready Gladiator III.
On Monday, November 18, the 28-year-old actor spoke to reporters in Gladiator II premiere afterparty and revealed that he would be happy to don his sword and sandals for the third part of the historical epic.
“I think so,” said Mescal, returning to his character Lucius at the TCL Chinese Theater & Roosevelt Hotel.
“If it will be a Gladiator IIII hope I’m in it.”
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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in “Gladiator II”.
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Starring Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, Gladiator II follows Lucius as he enters the Colosseum after the Roman emperors have conquered his home. This takes place years after Lucius witnessed the gladiator Maximus – played by Russell Crowe in the original film – die at the hands of his uncle.
Filled with anger, Lucius then looks back at his past to help him restore the glory of Rome to its citizens.
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Asked if he could relate his character’s anger to his career, Mescal said, “I mean, anger is not useful in acting, I think.”
“I think I felt that support at the drama school. I searched, I went to a drama school where it wasn’t about crushing actors,” he continued. “It was a drama school that was kind of based on the love and support of the young people who were at the center, so different from Macrinus, but I think there’s a similar kind of message in there somewhere.”
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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in “Gladiator II”.
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The star also revealed that his scenes with co-star Connie Nielsen were some of his favorite in the Ridley Scott film.
“Me and Connie kind of unknowingly got separated before we started shooting so we went into that scene with very different … we wanted very different outcomes from it,” he told reporters.
“It was a really strong rehearsal with Ridley and Connie and I said, ‘This is exactly where I want to be.’ I want to be in the weeds with a great actor and one of the greatest directors of all time.”
Gladiator II in cinemas on 22.11.
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