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Dune 2 star Timothée Chalamet almost played Paul Mescal's role in Gladiator 2

Lucius could have looked very different on screen

Total Film

Glen Powell ups the stakes in latest celebrity lookalike contest — but there’s a catch

Glen Powell has offered the winner of his lookalike contest the chance to select a beloved family to make a cameo in one of his forthcoming films.

The Independent UK

Ridley Scott reveals how previous Gladiator 2 script planned to bring back Russell Crowe

Director says Crowe wanted to return for sequel, even though his character dies in original film

The Independent UK

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Why did Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers break up?

Marie Claire

Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve always had that French new wave notion – that a film should be an extension of your life’

The American director on the 20-year project he is just beginning, how hitmen don’t exist in real life and why his career would not be possible today

The Guardian - UK

Christmas means women have to spend more time and money to stay safe

IN FOCUS: December is a time for making merry, but if you are female, a night out can often also be fraught with fear. Olivia Petter investigates why so many women continue to feel frightened when out after dark, and asks whether government awareness campaigns and some of the language…

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal gushes about Denzel Washington’s charisma and Pedro Pascal’s talent

What an utterly charming set.

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Australia to host Heath Ledger and Jacob Elordi lookalike competitions amid global trend

It comes after viral Timothée Chalamet and Paul Mescal lookalike contests sent fans wild

Evening Standard

Ridley Scott explains why emperors in his films are all ‘crazy’ – the answer is in their water

‘Your choice is water or wine. When you drink water, it’s through a lead system that by then could be 200 years old,’ he says

The Independent UK

Saoirse Ronan says male stars Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne were 'humbled' by her comments on violence against women

The Blitz actress initially feared she had come across badly in the interview

Evening Standard

Paul Mescal has priceless reaction when he meets lookalike who is actor's 'twin'

The viral Paul Mescal lookalike competition was held in Dublin earlier this month

Evening Standard

Paul Mescal couldn't understand King Charles

Actor Paul Mescal has admitted he struggled to understand what King Charles was saying when they met at the 'Gladiator II' premiere in London because the event was so noisy and his head was in "a kind of frenzy".

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Paul Mescal Wasn't Excited to Meet King Charles, and His Reaction Is Going Viral

"Paul Mescal was the only king there."

Marie Claire

Ridley Scott denies that Denzel Washington had a same-sex kiss in Gladiator II

The star claimed last month that his same-sex kiss in the film was cut but has since downplayed his comments

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Why Paul Mescal sees doubt about Gladiator 2 as only a good thing

The Gladiator II star knows that expectations can be a good thing.

Marie Claire

Paul Mescal had a surprising response when asked about meeting King Charles

The Independent UK

Irish star Paul Mescal on meeting the King: It was not on the list of priorities

The actor was introduced to Charles at the star-studded event in central London last week.

Evening Standard

Paul Mescal shares blunt reaction to meeting King Charles in viral clip

The Irish actor, 28, was asked about meeting the royal at the LA premiere for Gladiator II

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The Guardian - UK

Ridley Scott says Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss in Gladiator II ‘didn’t happen’

Washington also rolled back on his earlier claim the scene was cut from the film, calling the kiss a ‘peck’

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal has hilariously blunt response to meeting King Charles

‘It’s not kind of on the list of priorities,’ said the Irish star

The Guardian - UK

Great movies can play fast and loose with history. But not Gladiator II with its rhinos and cafe culture

It’s hard to know where to begin when presented with the full, lavish spread of historical inaccuracy offered by this sequel, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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Ridley Scott claims Denzel Washington's same-sex Gladiator II kiss 'didn't happen'

'Gladiator II' director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed Denzel Washington's same-sex kiss in the movie "didn't happen", insisting it was only "acted out".

The Guardian - UK

‘At my signal, unleash hell!’ What the Gladiator films tell us about 21st-century men

Paul Mescal’s thoughtful Lucius is worlds away from Russell Crowe’s stony Maximus, 24 years ago. Why have our masculine ideals changed so much?

WhatToWatch

Making of Gladiator 2 behind-the-scenes special airing on CBS tonight, November 18

See how the Gladiator sequel was brought to the big screen ahead of its premiere on November 22, including fight training and more.

Evening Standard

From Harry Styles to Timothée Chalamet, we crown the king of celebrity lookalike contests

Do any of these wannabes cast a convincing resemblance?

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