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Paul Mescal Says He Was Too Nervous To Talk To Pedro Pascal Before Shooting 'Gladiator 2'

Actor Paul Mescal, who is scheduled to star as a lead in the upcoming 'Gladiator 2', has said that while filming with Pedro Pascal, he was too nervous and scared to even talk to him, and "highly stressed" before the filming began.

Actor Paul Mescal, who is scheduled to star as a lead in the upcoming 'Gladiator 2', has said that while filming with Pedro Pascal, he was too nervous and scared to even talk to him, and "highly stressed" before the filming began.

According to 'The Hollywood Reporter', in a recent interview with Esquire, conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actor said he actually saw 바카라The Last of Us바카라 star at LAX airport just before his involvement in the movie was announced, but 바카라was too afraid to go up to him.바카라

He said Pascal ended up coming over to him and 바카라just seemed so genuine; I바카라m really looking forward to hanging out with him.바카라

바카라The Normal People바카라 star previously told THR, that he didn바카라t have to audition for the part, but rather took a meeting with director Ridley Scott, who 바카라discussed the parameters of the story. Then, after the fact, I was given a script.바카라

Mescal didn바카라t share too many details about the 바카라Gladiator바카라 sequel with Esquire because he was nervous he would say something he wasn바카라t supposed to.

바카라I can바카라t get into that!바카라 he told the outlet. 바카라I can바카라t tell you how stressed I am talking about that film in particular, because it바카라s definitely the biggest one I바카라ve done. I feel really excited, but, like, it바카라s difficult to get away from the legacy of the film a bit.

바카라I think it바카라s really well written and it pays homage to the first one, but it바카라s very much something that I think I can step into and make comfortably my own", he added.

The actor also admitted that he hadn바카라t spoken to the original 바카라Gladiator바카라 star Russell Crowe. 바카라I don바카라t know what we would talk about,바카라 he explained. 바카라Like, I바카라d love to hear his stories from filming, but the character is, like, totally separate.바카라

In the movie, Mescal takes on the lead role of adult Lucius, depicted in the original as the young nephew of Commodus, the Roman Emperor played by Joaquin Phoenix.

Currently, the filming for the film has been halted due to the strikes, though about half of the filming has already been completed by  Ridley Scott, but since June it has made no progress.

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