Don’t tell Paul Mescal he can’t do something unless you want to lose a fight. Doesn’t matter if you’re the esteemed and revered director of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott: if you tell this man he cannot do a stunt for which he’s trained for months, strong words will ensue. And he will likely get what he wants, because that’s the strength and pull of Paul Mescal in a nutshell. Danger be damned, he’s doing it authentically.
When it came to doing his own stunts on ‘Gladiator 2,’ Paul Mescal had to fight with his director, Ridley Scott. Read More