My nose just is kind of Roman, the actor says in a new interview.
My nose just is kind of Roman, Mescal tellsVanity Fairin a new interview.
So its useful in this context.
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Mescal’s character Lucius is connected to the original Gladiator by family lineage.
But no safe space can last forever.
you’re able to imagine what happens next.
Like Russell Crowe’s Maximus before him, Lucius ends up in the gladiator arena.
There are differences between the characters, though.
After all, while Maximus lost his family, Lucius still has a living mother in the Roman court.
But when she sees him fight in the arena, will she even recognize him?
After all, they haven’t seen each other in years, and this was centuries before social media.
The other big question on everyone’s minds: Can Mescal measure up to Crowe’s Oscar-winning performance?
Pascal advises not to underestimate his younger costar’s physical prowess.
Its brutal, man.
I call him Brick Wall Paul, Pascal toldVanity Fair.
I would rather be thrown from a building than have to fight him again.
Gladiator IIis set to hit theaters on Nov. 22.
Read the full preview atVanity Fair.
