Gladiator 2’s Paul Mescal Got Ripped For The Film, And Co-Star Joseph Quinn Had A Funny Take When Asked If They Had Showdowns In The Gym
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, which is set to come out in November per our 2024 movie schedule, has a tough act to follow. The original 2000 filmtopped the box office and won Best Picture at the Oscars. But the star studded cast seems up to the challenge. The film will see Paul Mescal play an older Lucius Verus, in a story that makes a quarter-century time jump. Mescal got absolutely ripped to play the role and turned a lot of heads for doing so. One of his co-stars, Joseph Quinn, was recently asked whether he had gym showdowns with Mescal, and the actor provided a funny take.
Joseph Quinn spoke with Men’s Health for a wide-ranging interview. And it was during the conversation that he talked about what it was like to train with Paul Mescal, after a clip of his shirtless, ripped co-star lifting weights went viral on the Internet. Given the physicality associated with the Gladiator universe, it makes sense that Quinn would be asked if he and Mescal ever had any “gym showdowns” while preparing for their roles. The Stranger Things actor humbly responded:
No showdowns! Certainly not. I wouldn’t stand a chance; the man’s a unit! He definitely committed a lot to the physicality of his character. You see it on screen—he’s a presence, truly.
