The Irish actor is in his blockbuster era as he takes on the title role in Ridley Scott’s sequel to the Oscar-winning hit.
Paul Mescal has a warning. “If you think you’re gonna get, like, an introverted intellectual, this isn’t the film for you.”, in which he plays Lucius, the lost prince of Rome, who is handy with a sword and can bite a baboon if required. But that’s what happens when you step into the world of director Ridley Scott and his brutal, bloodthirsty and highly entertaining vision for this year’s biggest blockbuster.
What he did do, however, much like Crowe, was go low, burying his Irish accent in the standard deep-voiced growl of a blockbuster hero. Much like the original, Mescal’s gladiator at first appears to be a mere pawn, traded for another’s gain, but it was Lucius’ motivation that drew in Mescal.“What you’re dealing with is somebody whose space between thought and action are super fast, it’s a survival mechanism,” says Mescal. “There’s a lot of subtextual elements to what we see in terms of the broad stroke of Lucius being this warrior, fighter and vicious individual.
“So luckily, luxuriously, comfortably looking at it, with Pedro sweating away,” says Hechinger. “It was like the courtside of Rome. You’re sitting next to Connie and Denzel and you’re beginning to feel the shape of this society.
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