Ben Trivett
The 30-year-old London-based actor speaks withEntertainment Weeklyover Zoom from his hotel room that same Thursday afternoon.
the Human Torch) in Marvels high-profile Fantastic Four movie.
“That’s good!”
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he says upon hearing that observation.
I’ve never been here before, Quinn says of Vegas.
It’s my first time, and awards are funny.
Joseph Quinn on ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7.HBO
I mean, yeah, it was an opportunity to come to Vegas and do that, I guess.
He lets out a brief chuckle, his slight acknowledgment of the surreality of his situation.
Yeah, I was excited.
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I remember that period in the industry, he recalls.
Lots of people that were coming up, if you get aGame of Thronespart, it was very exciting.
Its a funny full-circle situation, Quinn acknowledges.
Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyong’o in the 2024 PEOPLE/EW CinemaCon Studio.Ben Trivett
I think if you’re looking too much at, will this be good for my career?
then you’re not risking very much, he muses while reflecting on his trajectory.
I think you want to be in uncomfortable situations.
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I think that’s the thing.
DidStranger Thingsfeel like a risk?
Did you see the wig?
One reaction hes still wrapping his head around involves Doja Cat.
That was funny, Quinn now says of the situation.
That whole experience was quite odd, but it’s fantastic.
I admire her enormously as an artist.
And if anyone is relating to something that I’ve put out there…
He seems just as excited thatJack Blackcalled Eddie his favoriteStranger Thingscharacter.
Ok, I’m showing off now, Quinn says when he brings up Black.
I just can’t believe Jack Black knows who I am.
Quinn credits his friends and family for keeping him grounded as his resume bulks up.
Quinn seems to be having the time of his life on screen as Geta, though he downplays it.
(I dunno about that.
Yeah, I guess so.
)Paul Mescalstars as Lucius, the grown-up son ofConnie Nielsens Lucilla and nephew ofJoaquin Phoenixs Commodus.
Did he end up channeling any of Phoenixs performance?
Honestly, barely even thought about that, he says.
Perhaps any similarities just happened naturally, though he does note, More is always more for Ridley.
Quinn gives a lot of credit to Nielsen.
We all were very aware of the legacy of the first film, he explains.
So many people get misty-eyed about it.
So going anywhere near it again felt a little scary.
Then came his time on set, witnessing the sheer size of the Colosseum for the first time.
Its bonkers, its nuts, he continues.
That’s the thing with working on a film like that, it changes your perspective on things.
Thats where Nielsen came in to show us how to behave in the Colosseum, he recalls.
The actress appears alongside many of Quinns scenes, including in the CinemaCon footage.
I was very nervous about it, and she was a very calming presence, he says.
She’s a wonderful woman.
Quinn reunites with hisGladiatorcostarPedro Pascal, whos playing Reed Richards (Mr.
There are aspects of it that are very different to other Marvel films.
There are aspects of it that are very much a singular thing and its own thing.
That felt very compelling to me, Quinn teases.
The script is brilliant.
It’s really brilliant.
You’re going to make it your own, don’t you?
But it’s, yeah, big boots.
We’re going to go for it.
Whatever the challenge, hes all in.
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Correction: An earlier version of this article stated Joseph Quinn plays Emperor Caracalla inGladiator II.
He plays Emperor Geta, while Fred Hechinger plays Emperor Caracalla.
