"I spent the first day thinking, 'I must go introduce myself to him' and I stood there for several minutes before I

"I was working with a trainer who circled me like a shark and said,‘There is a canvas to work with,'" the actor shared.

One thing Paul Mescal will “forever” hold against Ridley Scott.

Mescal first stunned fans with his ripped ‘Gladiator 2’ physique in first-look footage shown at CinemaCon in April

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal shared details about an improvised moment during filming that involved a kiss between the two.

We can’t blame the rhino for Gladiator II’s “brutal” Colosseum scenes.

It was more challenging than it's ever been for me,” the actor says of the Ridley Scott sequel’s physical demands

Gladiator II’ stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger discussed filming Ridley Scott’s sequel at a special screening on the Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles on Oct.

Paul Mescal got into peak physical condition for Gladiator II — but there are two things he refused to give up. “I ate a lot of chicken and lifted heavy things,” Mescal, 28, said of his physical transformation for the upcoming swords-and-sandals epic during an appearance on the U.

Paul Mescal couldn't get over the epic scale of Ridley Scott's Rome set while shooting Gladiator II. After finding fame with the TV show Normal People and independent films like Aftersun and The Lost Daughter,