Paul Mescal explains why he gave up wearing a wig in ‘Gladiator 2’: ‘I don’t have a head for wigs’

Paul Mescal revealed that his character in Gladiator II It would have looked different if he hadn’t interfered. During the frame Actors on Actorsfrom the Varietythe actor talked about the film with Ariana Grandewhich stars Wicked next to Cynthia Erivo.

“Initially, I decided, when I was cast — which was really naive… I was like, ‘I’m just going to do the normal gladiator. The way my body is, that’s the way it is.’ And then later, I was like : ‘It’s not the movie we’re making.’ So I went to the gym, but I hadn’t tried on the costumes yet. When I put them on, I thought, ‘This is so far from anything I’ve ever done,'” he said. Mezcal.

@varietymagazine Paul Mescal says that he initially considered going for a “normal gladiator” look in #Gladiator before deciding otherwise: “Then I was like, that’s not the film we’re making. Only [I] went into the gym.” #ActorsOnActors♬ original sound – Variety

He continued, “I didn’t recognize the shape my body was in the clothes I was wearing. It created a distance between what you feel the world expects you to be as an artist, which I was excited about. And then we did some dodgy wig adjustments.” — and I’m not a fan of wigs.”

Mezcal also pointed out that discarding the wig would avoid a possible technical problem, saying that he did not want to interrupt filming on choreographed sequences so that the crew could “fix things that would fall behind” his head.

Big stated that he needed to see the wigs in question. That’s why, Mezcal described them and said he “doesn’t have a head for wigs”.

“They were big. I just don’t have a head for wigs. But seeing myself in costume was one of the moments where I was like, ‘I’m doing Gladiator IIand I am that thing’. And then, of course, putting on Maximus’ chest was pretty insane,” he confessed.

About Gladiator II

Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue and revenge set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus, Lucius is forced into the Colosseum after his home is conquered by tyrannical emperors, who now rule Rome with an iron fist. With anger in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find the strength and honor to return glory to the Roman people.

The film’s cast also includes 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) and Matt Lucas (Maid of Honor Mission) and the returns of Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Derek Jacobi as Gracchus.

Rolling Stone Brazil film special

Cinema is the theme of the new printed special from Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to lovers of the seventh art, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawho turns 85 amid the release of his new film, Megalopolisa bold and million-dollar undertaking financed by himself.

Unshakable in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took around 40 years to get off the ground, the filmmaker defends the cinema industry’s boldness in being creative and opens up, in plain Portuguese, about Brazil’s influence in his new film: “Alegria” .

The special also features conversations with Walter Salles, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on I’m Still Herea chat about soundtracks with maestro João Carlos Martins, an exclusive list with the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list with the 101 greatest soundtracks in the history of cinema, a warm-up for the Oscars 2025 and the launch radar for Globoplay, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 Filmes for the coming months.

The movie special Rolling Stone Brazil It is now available on newsstands, but can also be purchased at the Perfil publisher’s store for R$29.90. Check it out: