Paul Mescal on Quieting the “Demons in My Head” to Take on Gladiator II

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week, Rebecca talks with the Aftersun Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal, who stars in Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel. The indie darling reveals why he finally said yes to a blockbuster, the sage advice he got from his director, and why he's been working at such an intense pace since Normal People. Plus, he answers the Proust Questionnaire, revealing his greatest (mini) extravagance.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Chloe Mal.
0:01.8	I'm the editor of Vogue.com and co-host of The Runthrough with Vogue.
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0:24.9	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, the award season podcast from Vanity Fair. I am delighted and
0:31.1	proud to introduce him as Academy Award winner. And the Oscar goes to. And the Oscar goes to
0:38.9	the winner, it's a tie.
0:43.5	And any little girl who's
0:45.2	practicing a speech on the teller,
0:47.3	you never know.
0:49.1	Mom, I just want an Oscar.
1:00.2	Thank you. I just won an Oscar. I'm Rebecca Ford, and my guest today is Paul Meskell, who stars in Gladiator 2.
1:06.0	He first gained acclaim in 2020 for his betrayal of Connell Waldron in the hit miniseries Normal People
1:12.4	based on the Sally Rooney novel. And in 2023, he earned his first Oscar nomination for starring
1:18.9	in the moving indie film After Sun. But with Gladiator 2, Meskell is graduating from
1:24.3	Indie Darling to Blockbuster Lead, playing Lucius the son of Maximus,
1:29.3	Russell Crowe's character from the original film.
1:32.9	I own you now.
1:35.3	But whose head could I give you to satisfy your fury?
1:40.0	The general will do.
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