{"id":45598,"date":"2023-01-06T19:43:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/paul-mescal-cast-as-lead\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:43:37","slug":"paul-mescal-cast-as-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/paul-mescal-cast-as-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mescal Cast as Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_breadcrumb\">\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/movie-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movie News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last_breadcrumb\"><span>Ridley Scott&#8217;s &#8216;Gladiator&#8217; Sequel Casts &#8216;Normal People&#8217;s Paul Mescal as Lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading_excerpt\">Scott can even return to direct the sequel movie. <\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":50} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width expandable \" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Image via BBC&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=1140&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=943&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=767&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Paul-Mescal-Normal-People social featured\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Paul-Mescal-Normal-People-social-featured.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"item-img-caption\">Image through BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":50} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below main pic! --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>\nThis article covers a growing story. Continue to test again with us as we can be including extra data because it turns into out there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":50} --><\/p>\n<p>Get able to return to Rome, as a result of <strong>Ridley Scott<\/strong>\u2019s <strong><em>Gladiator<\/em><\/strong> sequel has discovered its star. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/01\/gladiator-2-star-paul-mescal-ridley-scott-paramount-1235212512\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a> is reporting that <strong><em>Aftersun<\/em><\/strong> and <em><strong>Normal People<\/strong><\/em> star <strong>Paul Mescal <\/strong>is about to steer the untitled movie, which Scott is about to direct. No different solid members or plot particulars have been introduced, but in addition returning are costume designer <strong>Janty Yates<\/strong> and manufacturing designer <strong>Arthur Max. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":8,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":427} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> <\/p>\n<p><em>This story is growing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":453} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Image via Dreamworks LLC &amp;amp; Universal Pictures&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1898\" height=\"949\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Russell Crowe in 'Gladiator'\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Gladiator-Russell-Crowe.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Image through Dreamworks LLC &amp; Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":10,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":453} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":11,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":453} --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/gladiator-2-casting-leads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ridley Scott\u2019s \u2018Gladiator\u2019 Sequel Is Now Casting Its Leads<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":12,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":538} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":13,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":538} --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Home Movie News Ridley Scott&#8217;s &#8216;Gladiator&#8217; Sequel Casts &#8216;Normal People&#8217;s Paul Mescal as Lead Scott can even return to direct the sequel movie. 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