#paul Mescal

#paul mescal

How Paul Mescal won no awards for Gladiator II is beyond me. He understood the assignment, and he ate, and left no crumbs.

"No, if anything, he's just trying to tear the establishment down, but actually not for kind of political reasons. It's personal reasons. It's the fact that Rome to Lucius represents everything that has taken his wife away from him. It's the the reason that he doesn't feel connected to his mother anymore. So it's an exciting thing to get to excercise that anger against an establishment in film."

"I think he attempted [to separate his personal agenda for the greater good of democracy]. I think he attempted up to the point that there's a certain responsibility thrust into his character's journey. Of course, it depends on the context, but I think where there's conscience, there comes a responsibility, right? I think that's what the film is saying with lucius."

"They're both questions. It's the moment that it stops being about him. He's asking the thousands of people around him a question. He's like, the line is, 'Is this how Rome treats its heroes?', and essentially it's Iike, 'If that's how they're going to treat him, how do you think you're going to be treated just as a simple citizen? This is a celebrated Roman general.'"

"I think he probably flips. He think he acts without constitution for the most part, for the first two acts of the film, I would say, and then when he finds out about his bloodline, he sees the state of Rome and what Fred and Joe's characters have done to Rome, and suddenly he's got the birthright to kind of succeed them, his constitution is somewhat forced upon him, but I don't think it's to fair to say that he takes that in his stride, like the film ends on a question where he's seeking guidance. I would describe him in the latter half of the film as somewhat of a reluctant leader, but does have a constitution. We don't really know how far he gets with it, but I think he probably would make a good leader. "

"He recited the poem in an attempt to subvert the power because Denzel's character at that moment is trying to protect Lucius by saying, 'Oh, he doesn't understand English. He's from the Provinces, etc.' But by Lucius reciting something in English, he's letting the emperors know, 'It's not that I don't understand the question. I'm choosing not to answer it. So, instead, I'm going to recite a poem to you.' But it's a political decision. It's a charged decision. It's an exciting moment for an actor to get to play because anything can happen in a story context from that point."

Paul Mescal on Lucius: IAMMIKEMUSE

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holyalmondsportsturtle

1 month ago

#gladiator ii

This too cute for words. I still remember making up names like Paw Mescal, Pedro Pawscal and Denzel Woofington, when I saw an earlier Corgiator artwork in the series. 🤣

Second panel based on this:

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Corgiator Series: 1 2 3 4 5 6

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holyalmondsportsturtle

3 weeks ago

Watching All Of Us Strangers last night reminded me that I love two Irishmen. Their chemistry in the film was amazing, and I adore their friendship. 💚🤍🧡

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holyalmondsportsturtle

1 month ago

#paul mescal

#he is a Greek statue brought to life fr

#handsome

#beautiful smile #a beautiful smile to hide the pain

Paul Mescal | "The History Of Sound" Red Carpet At The 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival | May 21, 2025

Paul Mescal | "The History Of Sound" Red Carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival | May 21, 2025

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holyalmondsportsturtle

3 weeks ago

#paul mescal

#The cinematography in this film is breathtaking.

#Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal were not too bad to look at either. :-p

#Carmen (2022) is a masterpiece, and yet so few people know about this film. :-(

#I have to remind myself that this was filmed in my country of Australia.

#Finally, Paul with a military haircut and his pretty muscles make me need to fan myself vigorously.

At night, a white man with short, brown hair shines a torch.

At sunset, the man wearing a grey t-shirt and dark jeans looks out to the horizon of the hilly desert, holding a guitar in one hand.

In a dim motel room, the man leans back on a chair wearing a black singlet. He has a tattoo on his bicep of three black arrows pointing up.

At night, a truck drives into the night with its headlights on.

Carmen (2022)

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holyalmondsportsturtle

2 weeks ago

Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal: *gently, quietly break your heart for an hour and 45 minutes in All Of Us Strangers* Also Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal:

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holyalmondsportsturtle

2 months ago

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holyalmondsportsturtle

1 month ago

#paul mescal #he's so photogenic #biceps

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holyalmondsportsturtle

2 months ago

Paul, I heard that there's a line in the script, something along the lines of Lucius has become Maximus. I'd love for you to take me to the day on set when you had to sort of film that note. What that line meant to you when you read it and and how you convey something like that as an actor.

"You convey it through the brilliance of how Ridley works visually, like you can't obviously morph into somebody you're not, but what I think the line is implying is that he is ready to step into a leadership role. The whole journey for Lucius in the film was going from an individual to a reluctant leader, so when he puts on Maximus's armour, you see that he is ready to step into his bloodline, his legacy and to leader the gladiators around him."

"That line is symbolic and spiritual. And to play it is subjective. There's no one single way to skin that. A different actor would go a totally different way with it. But I think what the screenplay means by that is that Lucius is finally stepping into his responsibility as a leader of these men. It’s a moment where he shifts his perspective from himself onto the greater responsibility of what's happening to Rome. That's how I interpreted that line. Up until that point, Lucius has just been driven by revenge. But that’s when he changes."

Paul Mescal on "Lucius Becomes Maximus": ExtraTV / Esquire

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holyalmondsportsturtle

1 month ago

Press Conference for The History of Sound - Cannes 2025

The press conference for The History of Sound at the Cannes Film Festival 2025: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xcq9qLXBd6s&feature=shared

During the press conference, the film's screenwriter Ben Shattuck and production designer Deborah Jensen mentioned the American folk ballad called "Silver Dagger". I really look forward to hearing Paul and Josh perform this together in The History of Sound, just as I look forward to watching the entire film.