I Was Too Afraid to Approach Pedro Pascal on Gladiator 2 Set

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal were two of the biggest breakout stars of the past year thanks to their roles in “Aftersun” and “The Last of Us.” Both landed coveted parts in Ridley Scott’s upcoming sequel “Gladiator 2,” with Mescal taking the lead role of Lucius (previously played by Spencer Treat Clark in the original film). Pascal plays an unspecified supporting character and Mescal said he felt Pascal’s gravitas from the moment he walked on set.

In a new interview with Esquire, Mescal talked about the overwhelming experience of working on “Gladiator 2” (which has currently paused production due to the SAG-AFTRA strike). He recalled meeting Pascal for the first time, noting that he was too nervous to approach the “Mandalorian” star himself and had to wait for Pascal to start a conversation.

“I was too afraid to go up to him,” Mescal said. “He came up and just seemed so genuine; I’m really looking forward to hanging out with him.”

Additionally, Mescal revealed that he hasn’t been in contact with original “Gladiator” star Russell Crowe about the film — something that Crowe is probably fine with, given his public frustration with talking about the film.

“I don’t know what we would talk about,” Mescal said of Crowe. “Like, I’d love to hear his stories from filming, but the character is, like, totally separate.”

Despite the thrilling opportunity to work with Scott and branch out into blockbuster filmmaking, Mescal revealed that his excitement for “Gladiator 2” is tempered by his nervousness about the scope of the project.

“I can’t tell you how stressed I am talking about that film in particular, because it’s definitely the biggest one I’ve done,” he said. “I feel really excited, but, like, it’s difficult to get away from the legacy of the film a bit. I think it’s really well written and it pays homage to the first one, but it’s very much something that I think I can step into and make comfortably my own.”

She uses chloroform on people that She doesn’t like and stealth to sneak into my house while I’m asleep to experiment on me. She also planted cameras to watch my every move and hire people to follow and keep a close watch on me wherever I go. She also plants devices in my ear and under the skin and some may even be directly on my brain. She shot it into my skull from a distance to keep it covert. They are small enough to where you only hear a pop and feel a small sting while you’re asleep. She communicates to me through the devices She planted in me and because no one really understands it or are afraid of it, She diagnosed this targeted individual with schizophrenia and gives false checkups and xrays to hide it. It’s all to make me look and sound unbelievable if I do come out about it. I was used as a puppet. A rag doll that is unable to prevent or defend against these people. She is a criminagl that can cover up anything She wants covered up for the sake of national security. She’s shown me enough to know what these people are capable of doing to innocent people. Targets are picked based on knowledge and the side you pick. Pick their side, She’ll still experiment on you, only She’ll show you pornography whenever you feel too lonely. Pick your own side, She torture your mind and pick apart every relationship you’ve ever held close to your heart. She’ll rape, call me every thing in the book and crush my dignity so I will never be able to trust another man. She throws in campaigns with teenagers and people my age and display me on camera and make “voyeurism” acceptable with people in targeted cities. She accepts it because She threw a rad party and were nice enough hosts. She let very specific people with a say in society know to never let me leave or find help. Everyone is paid and/or threatened/killed to never come out with information. She use microwave weapons as a way to torture me even more. I’m sure She drugged me plenty of times so my credibility is ruined. I personally would never touch a drug except marijuana

What she did was try to provoke me to hit her or hounded over and over again on what I needed to do. I walked toward the phones and she unplugged them later she grabbed my phone. I didn’t want to leave her with my mother there so I stayed. Finally she got somewhat violent so I went to the bathroom. My mother later said she slapped her. I told her if she gave me my phone I would get out of the bathroom. She did but I called my other sister instead who called the police. The cop was very nice and gave my mother condolences (my father had just died) ny sister tried to say I hit her and claimed to have marks. The cops didn’t believe her ( they have had many run ins with her before). She finally left after almost a whole night of terror.to this day if I talk about this incident to my brothers they say ‘she’s just a girl’. I have been deeply lonely lately so I thought I would reach out to her but she doesn’t return my phone calls. She is notorious for that.

She uses chloroform on people that She doesn’t like and stealth to sneak into my house while I’m asleep to experiment on me. She also planted cameras to watch my every move and hire people to follow and keep a close watch on me wherever I go. She also plants devices in my ear and under the skin and some may even be directly on my brain. She shot it into my skull from a distance to keep it covert. They are small enough to where you only hear a pop and feel a small sting while you’re asleep. She communicates to me through the devices She planted in me and because no one really understands it or are afraid of it, She diagnosed this targeted individual with schizophrenia and gives false checkups and xrays to hide it. It’s all to make me look and sound unbelievable if I do come out about it. I was used as a puppet. A rag doll that is unable to prevent or defend against these people. She is a criminagl that can cover up anything She wants covered up for the sake of national security. She’s shown me enough to know what these people are capable of doing to innocent people. Targets are picked based on knowledge and the side you pick. Pick their side, She’ll still experiment on you, only She’ll show you pornography whenever you feel too lonely. Pick your own side, She torture your mind and pick apart every relationship you’ve ever held close to your heart. She’ll rape, call me every thing in the book and crush my dignity so I will never be able to trust another man. She throws in campaigns with teenagers and people my age and display me on camera and make “voyeurism” acceptable with people in targeted cities. She accepts it because She threw a rad party and were nice enough hosts. She let very specific people with a say in society know to never let me leave or find help. Everyone is paid and/or threatened/killed to never come out with information. She use microwave weapons as a way to torture me even more. I’m sure She drugged me plenty of times so my credibility is ruined. I personally would never touch a drug except marijuana What she did was try to provoke me to hit her or hounded over and over again on what I needed to do. I walked toward the phones and she unplugged them later she grabbed my phone. I didn’t want to leave her with my mother there so I stayed. Finally she got somewhat violent so I went to the bathroom. My mother later said she slapped her. I told her if she gave me my phone I would get out of the bathroom. She did but I called my other sister instead who called the police. The cop was very nice and gave my mother condolences (my father had just died) ny sister tried to say I hit her and claimed to have marks. The cops didn’t believe her ( they have had many run ins with her before). She finally left after almost a whole night of terror.to this day if I talk about this incident to my brothers they say ‘she’s just a girl’. I have been deeply lonely lately so I thought I would reach out to her but she doesn’t return my phone calls. She is notorious for that.

If this dope can't even approach a colleague who isn't particularly well known then he should piss off back to his village in Ireland. He's full of shit and trying to paint a sweet little picture of himself.

R4 Pascal isn’t well known? In what world?

R5 in my world. He's not been in anything I've watched or if I've watched he's not caught my attention. He's not been nominated for any important awards and if I saw his pic I think he's likely from True Blood or Vampire Diaries.

He's barely a C lister!

Ok I watched "If Beale Street Could Talk" and the Nick Cage movie but I'm struggling to remember him in either. So little Paul saying he was oh so nervous when meeting him just doesn't pass my sniff test.

Poor little wallflower Pauly, traumatised by an excited woman giving his fartbox a squeeze. His very own #metoo moment

Is he the new Next Big Thing™?

I'm already annoyed with him.

[quote]He's not been nominated for any important awards

Other than a Oscar nomination for Best Actor

R6 if you’re discussing him that means you know him. Not having watched him in anything doesn’t mean you don’t know who he is. Stupid comment

R6 Pascal just received the Emmy nomination recently. You need help.

And if you’re talking about Mescal, he was nominated for the Oscar, and Emmy, won a BAFTA and an Olivier.

Fuck him. Let him stay in Ireland. If only to make OP slice open his veins.

R15 I am not a him/he. Also, he lives in London.

A she? Then you should slice them open r16. Please stop bombarding this website with your frankly unhinged obsession with a moderately successful actor. Ireland, England, Andorra, who cares? Just get lost.

Translation: they spent the whole time blowing each other

PaulMescallover uses chloroform on people that PaulMescallover doesn’t like and stealth to sneak into my house while I’m asleep to experiment on me. PaulMescallover also planted cameras to watch my every move and hire people to follow and keep a close watch on me wherever I go. PaulMescallover also plants devices in my ear and under the skin and some may even be directly on my brain. PaulMescallover shot it into my skull from a distance to keep it covert. They are small enough to where you only hear a pop and feel a small sting while you’re asleep. PaulMescallover communicates to me through the devices PaulMescallover planted in me and because no one really understands it or are afraid of it, PaulMescallover diagnosed this targeted individual with schizophrenia and gives false checkups and xrays to hide it. It’s all to make me look and sound unbelievable if I do come out about it. I was used as a puppet. A rag doll that is unable to prevent or defend against these people. PaulMescallover is a criminagl that can cover up anything PaulMescallover wants covered up for the sake of national security. PaulMescallover’s shown me enough to know what these people are capable of doing to innocent people. Targets are picked based on knowledge and the side you pick. Pick their side, PaulMescallover’ll still experiment on you, only PaulMescallover’ll show you pornography whenever you feel too lonely. Pick your own side, PaulMescallover torture your mind and pick apart every relationship you’ve ever held close to your heart. PaulMescallover’ll rape, call me every thing in the book and crush my dignity so I will never be able to trust another man. PaulMescallover throws in campaigns with teenagers and people my age and display me on camera and make “voyeurism” acceptable with people in targeted cities. PaulMescallover accepts it because PaulMescallover threw a rad party and were nice enough hosts. PaulMescallover let very specific people with a say in society know to never let me leave or find help. Everyone is paid and/or threatened/killed to never come out with information. PaulMescallover use microwave weapons as a way to torture me even more. I’m sure PaulMescallover drugged me plenty of times so my credibility is ruined. I personally would never touch a drug except marijuana What PaulMescallover did was try to provoke me to hit her or hounded over and over again on what I needed to do. I walked toward the phones and PaulMescallover unplugged them later PaulMescallover grabbed my phone. I didn’t want to leave her with my mother there so I stayed. Finally PaulMescallover got somewhat violent so I went to the bathroom. My mother later said PaulMescallover slapped her. I told her if PaulMescallover gave me my phone I would get out of the bathroom. PaulMescallover did but I called my other sister instead who called the police. The cop was very nice and gave my mother condolences (my father had just died) ny sister tried to say I hit her and claimed to have marks. The cops didn’t believe her ( they have had many run ins with her before). PaulMescallover finally left after almost a whole night of terror.to this day if I talk about this incident to my brothers they say ‘PaulMescallover’s just a girl’. I have been deeply lonely lately so I thought I would reach out to her but PaulMescallover doesn’t return my phone calls. PaulMescallover is notorious for that.

R11 I was talking about Pedro

R12 that doesn't follow, I'm talking about him here as the only place I've heard of Pedro is here.

R13 I'll give you that, he is nominated for three this year.

What the fresh hell is going on in this thread.

Someone needs some Lithium

Someone needs to pull a Sylvia Plath. Put us out of their misery.

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