Walking through the streets of Dublin, Paul Mescal said, “There’s this weird sensation about landing into the city – I don’t know, it just makes me feel calm.”
The Irish actor was not going to get much of that calm on this stop, attending the Dublin premiere of “Gladiator II.” He was here to promote the highly-anticipated film. “There’s a little bit of really enjoying it, but part of it also hanging on for dear life,” he said. “Just the size is something that I haven’t experienced before. I also just haven’t led a huge amount of films.”
In “Gladiator II,” he plays Lucius, who learns (along with the audience) of his connection to Russell Crowe’s character from the original 2000 blockbuster. Nearly 25 years later, director Ridley Scott is back with the sequel, out this week.
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What was it like for Mescal to be in the middle of such an epic film? “I would say equally epic,” he replied.