The Irish actor Paul Mescal 28, talked about a deleted scene from “Gladiator 2” which consisted of a kiss on the forehead of Pedro Pascal, 49, at the Coliseum.
“On the radio, after the take, I was like, ‘Ridley [Scott, diretor]did you like Pedro Pascal’s forehead kiss? ‘. Just silence, until he says, ‘I’m afraid so.’ But that didn’t make it into the film,” he said in conversation with Ariana Grande for Variety’s Actors on Actors panel.
“He has an allergic reaction, and he will say anything to himself that seems overly sentimental, which I personally love about his films. He’s always pushing away from sentimentality, hoping it hits a point later in the film,” he explained.
In an interview with the Gayety portal, Denzel Washington, who plays Macrinus, the film’s villain, also spoke about a deleted scene from the sequel to the 2000 classic.
“I actually kissed a man in the film, but they took it out, cut it, I think they were scared,” he said. Scott, however, denied the information.
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What is the story of “Gladiator 2”?
“Gladiator 2” is set 16 years after the events of the first film, in which Maximus (Russell Crowe), a powerful Roman general, awakens the wrath of Marcus Aurelius’s (Richard Harris) son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), before the emperor’s death. When the heir takes power, he is sentenced to death, however, he manages to escape and goes into hiding as a slave and gladiator while seeking revenge.
The new plot centers on Lucius, son of Lucilla and nephew of Commodus, who was inspired by Maximus. In the first film, the character is a child, played by Spencer Treat Clark. Now, Paul Mescal (“Normal People” and “Aftersun”) brings the protagonist.
When he was still young, Lucilla sent him to a region called Numidia, on the north coast of Africa. Older, he He lives life as a barbarian until the conquerors of his homeland invade his new home, under the leadership of a Roman general. He becomes a prisoner of war and is bought by a mercenary, being forced to fight in the Colosseum and become a gladiator.
Cast of “Gladiator 2”
- Paul Mescal
- Pedro Pascal
- Denzel Washington
- Connie Nielsen
- Joseph Quinn
- Fred Hechinger
- Derek Jacobi
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