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That’s quite the legacy.
Nielsen and Derek Jacobi are returning to reprise their roles, while Ridley Scott returns to direct.
“Can I see Paul Mescal being as big as Russell Crowe?
For sure,“Scott toldour sister publicationTotal Filmof casting Mescal.
“I watched Normal People.
I was thinking, ‘Who the hell is this Paul Mescal?’
And then I watched the whole series.
And then, suddenly, Gladiator 2 came up, because the script was working pretty well.
And I kept thinking about Paul.
And that was it.”
Gladiator 2 releases this November 22.
