Paul Mescal as Roman warrior. First images of the Irish actor on the set of Gladiator 2in which he plays the lead role, were revealed on Tuesday, June 11, by the Daily Mail. He appears there for the first time in the guise of Lucius, briefly seen as a child in the first film, becoming an adult in this second part.
These photographs were taken on location for additional filming, which is currently taking place in East Sussex, England, following filming in Morocco. The images show Paul Mescal covered in fake blood, as if after a battle, and then transported to a cage.
Like its predecessor, this Gladiator 2 It is directed by Ridley Scott. The first part, a 2000 hit that won the Oscar for best picture, featured Russell Crowe in the role of a Roman gladiator.
Oscar nominated
Paramount released the first gory images of this sequel on Thursday, April 11 at the CinemaCon fair in Las Vegas. These excerpts, which have not yet been revealed to the public, showed Paul Mescal fighting in a coliseum filled with rhinos, bloodthirsty baboons and even Roman warships, under the gaze of a shadow advisor played by Denzel Washington. Pedro Pascal is also part of the cast.
Revealed to the general public by the series. Normal peopleIn 2020, Paul Mescal is one of the rising figures of young Hollywood. His performance in the movie. After the sun It earned the 28-year-old artist a nomination in the best actor category at the 2023 Oscars. Gladiator 2 is expected to hit theaters on November 20.
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