The first pics of Paul Mescal & Pedro Pascal in ‘Gladiator 2’ are here & the gays are eating well
a new feature for Vanity Fair, we got our first look at the upcoming Gladiator II, which hits theaters in November, but more importantly, stars certified hunks Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Both actors put some serious effort into bulking up for their roles –– and it’s safe to say their hard work paid off!First look at ‘GLADIATOR 2’In theaters on November 22.(Source: https://t.co/0rnS4zFGwH) pic.twitter.com/8h5WeKP86ZFirst look at Joseph Quinn and Denzel Washington in ‘GLADIATOR 2’(Source: https://t.co/0rnS4zFGwH) pic.twitter.com/oPiZ2pjsr8The film picks up a few years after the 2000 original (where a very muscular Russell Crowe embedded himself into our memory) ended.
Mescal portrays the grown-up version of Lucius, who was last seen as the child of Connie Nielsen’s noblewoman character. And while Scott told Vanity Fair that he was instantly drawn to the short-shorts aficionado after seeing his star-making role in Hulu’s Normal People, Mescal has his own theories.“My nose is just kind of Roman,” he told the outlet. “So it’s useful in this context.
The nose that I absolutely hate when I was in secondary school –– and used to get ribbed for –- became very, very useful when Ridley needed somebody to be in Gladiator II.”Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal in ‘GLADIATOR 2’ pic.twitter.com/xtwVTvc7dZPascal, on the other hand, portrays Roman general Marcus Acacius, a fighter he says has “learned from the best.”Of course, the two go head-to-head in some “pretty gnarly” scenes in the upcoming flick and they already sound epic. “It’s brutal, man.
I call him Brick Wall Paul,” Pascal told VF. “He got so strong. I would rather be thrown from a building than have to fight him again.
