The actor confessed that, if he became too famous because of the film, he would choose to return to the theater and do a play “that no one wants to see”
Paul Mescalstar of Gladiator 2is afraid of fame after the premiere of the long-awaited sequel to the film starring Russell Crowe and launched in 2000. In an interview with The Timesthe actor confessed that being stopped on the streets several times could leave him “deeply depressed.”
“I don’t know what the difference will be. Maybe this is naive? Just more people will stop me on the street? I would be deeply depressed if that were the case and I hope it’s not true.”confessed Mezcalnominated for an Oscar last year for his performance in Aftersun (2022).
“I’ll have an answer next year, but if [Gladiador 2] impact my life in this way, I will be in a difficult situation. I would have to go ahead and do an obtuse piece that no one wants to see.”added the actor.
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In addition to Mezcal, the cast of Gladiator 2 still has Denzel Washington (Training Day), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus), May Calamawy (Moon Knight), Lior Raz (Squad 6), Peter Mensah (Spartacus) It is Matt Lucas (Maid of Honor Mission).
With script Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick), direction of Ridley Scott and scheduled to premiere on November 22, 2024, the film still has the returns of Connie Nielsen as Lucilla It is Derek Jacobi as Gracchus.
Source: Rollingstone

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