Like father, like son.
But Mescal knew of his character’s paternity from his first talks with directorRidley Scott.
Even still, Mescal says he was shocked when he learned the news: “Oh, absolutely.
Paul Mescal as Lucius in ‘Gladiator II’; Russell Crowe as Maximus in ‘Gladiator’.Aidan Monaghan/Paramount; DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett
I was like, ‘Holy s—.'”
Now resentful of Rome and his mother, Lucius enters the Colosseum to get revenge and fulfill his destiny.
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Gladiator IIhits theaters on Nov. 22.
