Paul Mescal talks GLADIATOR II, celebrity, Daisy Edgar-Jones I Happy Sad Confused

[@pinkparis]

This man is EXHAUSTED. The movie press tours have been out of control lately because there is so much pressure to bring people to the theaters. Wicked's press tour is crazy too. But Paul Mescal seems like a genuine guy who just before Normal People was an ordinary Irish lad. He's never been through this before. I like how real he is about it here, speaks to how comfortable he is with Josh.

[@Maria-v8b3h]

You make a GREAT point there! Massive pressure to get people to the cinema nowadays..

[@kylieb-p2515]

The ever-radiant and charismatic Paul Mescal is hiding his fatigue well here.

[@thureinminhtet24]

Did you not here Josh at the beginning? Paul was very busy going on press tours, other interviews, and hot Ones! No wonder he's tired.

[@kylieb-p2515]

@@thureinminhtet24 Yes, I did hear - and I have seen some of the other videos. At least in my own mind, my main point was more about how freaking radiant he looked and how he still brought his characteristic exuberance to the interview.

[@mikeb3018]

i hope he got paid a lot for gladiator, what a relentless press tour

[@pnina7109]

I am in love with him, he is so sweet and beautiful and talented❤❤❤ . Stunning movie!!

[@eurodressage]

Love the honesty in this interview, the thought that goes into the answers and a fun finish on olives and martinis.

[@PaulTraces]

Imagine saying a few years ago that the main characters in the two biggest box office films of the last two years have both been lead by Irishmen in Paul Mescal (Gladiator 2) and Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) it’s great to see! Also, not to mention the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Andrew Scott, Barry Keoghan, Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson still putting out brilliant work.

[@barnowl.]

I love Irish film and Irish actors. So authentic ! My favourites are, 'My Left Foot,' and 'Brooklyn'. In, 'Normal People,' Paul Mescal was a brilliant actor. From Australia.

[@julinha11]

31:13 I knew he would say that! Under pressure scene is the best scene in the history! Can't wait to see Hamnet and History of sound ❤ I've been waiting since I found out these films are being made!

[@pinkparis]

Aftersun just kills me. That Under Pressure scene is a masterpiece. The scene where he's blankly responding to being sun Happy Birthday to is haunting too.

[@fraaa96]

how does he become more and more beautiful and talented ?!

[@deborahdaly5850]

What a great interview. Such a talent Paul is . Wish I could get tickets to Streetcar.

[@lizryan6670]

He is exhausted...I hope he has a long long long break now

[@muzsika5616]

Two of my favourites, I have never clicked so fast.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to Josh and Paul! 🤩

[@CareyTisdal]

Get this man to a vacation--maybe lots of horses and riding paths with no phone or WIKI for several weeks. He's a darling and we need him--in healthy (for him) human doses!

[@Ben-10_AD]

Such a lovely and humble man. I'm just loving Mr Paul Mescal. For his first worldwide press tour ever, he did a great job. He handled this very well. But he was also quite busy. He feels a little bit exhausted. He needs a break to take care of him ❤

[@pinkparis]

He has handled it like a champ, even though he has to be exhausted at this point. I was reading an industry article today that said how the press tours have been crazier than they have ever been.

[@Ben-10_AD]

@pinkparis Yes, totally. That's due to the fact that now there's more media than ever. It makes the press tours much longer and more massive.

[@nt25-r1j]

It is very interesting that a number of young irish acrors have recently said in interviews that those superhero movies are not for them . Saoirse Ronan, Jessie buckley also said that

[@josephthomaswhiting8417]

It is fascinating! Ronan has said repeatedly she’d love be to a Bond villain, so I’m curious if the others would agree about wanting to be in that universe. If so, Mescal as Bond, Buckley as M, Ronan as villain, and might as well as toss Farrell and Keoghan in there as well. 😂

[@magnatazer16]

Great interview. Love Paul's thoughtful answers. I would have liked a follow up q on how filming Hamnett and History of Sound "rinsed" him. I'm sure he'll sit down with you when it comes time to promote those...can't wait.

[@dea1800]

Wow he seems so tired 😢

[@Super-Solveig]

Go to your happy place Paul ❤

[@whiskeywarmseptember]

I'm just glad that Josh caught Paul near the end of the press tour so they can have a more relaxed conversation. Paul seems to be comfortable around Josh and he even acknowledged his interviewing skills. Some of his questions seem trivial (the clickbait title isn't helping) because he's giving Paul some slack.

[@arttt_like]

I saw gladiator 2 last weekend and it is DEFINITELY one of the best films I've seen in the past 10 years I'd say. Honestly I think its better than the first one and it's so good to watch in cinema

[@pica2754]

I agree with you that it's one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time! Watching it in theaters is truly an experience.

[@cbgg1585]

Just saw it and I thought it was well acted, Mescal and Denzel killed it in their roles, but in terms of the plot and overall storytelling, felt kinda rushed. Bittersweet for me.

[@fusunbagi5551]

Smart and educated

[@brittany6597]

He's completely burned out!

[@PaulChaney-i6b]

Seems like he expected a more refreshing interview here. He is most certainly done with answering questions about himself. A welcome break and some theatre work overdue!...

[@wotan10950]

I had never heard of Paul before Gladiator, so I sought out his earlier work: Normal People, Aftersun, Strangers, and even a little short called Drifters (I think). It’s rare for me to be completely bowled over consistently by an actor’s performances (the last one was Colton Ryan). But Strangers was a real dilemma for me. The performances by all four actors were so authentic that it was easy to suspend belief and go along with the conceit that you can have a relationship with your dead parents. I thought the whole trajectory of the film was for Andrew’s parents to let him go, so that he could be open to life, Harry, or even someone else. When the secret of Harry’s existence was spilled, I felt conned and manipulated. I had to ask myself what the film was then about. And I still don’t know. I don’t know what story Andrew Haigh was ultimately trying to tell. When I rewatch the movie, and I will because it’s intriguing, I will simply turn it off when Andrew finds Harry. I don’t believe it for a minute, and I don’t want to spoil the preceding narrative. P.S. I LOVE martinis (real ones with gin)…….and extra olives!

[@MarcoGallia]

Wishing Paul an amazing screenplay, where he still might have a say...

[@Dionisyus]

There's no way back, I fall for him during press tour. Just like with Austin Butler in 2022.

[@Erasureeraser]

I know that they're definitely best friends but I really hope that Paul is not sick of keep getting asked about his relationship with Daisy Edgar-Jones wherever he goes whether he's promoting a new movie or just walking around 😅

[@stvcky.]

he's also always bringing her up tbf 😭

[@pinkparis]

@@stvcky. Yeah I've seen him bring her up himself. That's his lifetime homegirl. lol.

[@nt25-r1j]

Best song at the end of a film is the version of the fields of athenry sung by a irish traveller boy (gysie) in teh film Veronica Guerin.

[@joannakrokoszynska9632]

Im a new fan of u🎉

[@martiins19]

btw Paul's doppelganger is Niall Horan, just saying (love y'all)

[@scatmancrothers]

the guy looks knackered

[@_-LK-_]

He's so knackered he's starting to look like Logan Paul 😅

[@scatmancrothers]

@_-LK-_ 😂

[@oledevo]

We're smack in the MIDDLE of the transition from the Austin Butler feed era to the Paul Mescal feed era. And somewhere everywhere all at once on top of that, Timothy Chalamet wanders around.

[@muzsika5616]

And not even a voice transformation was needed for it, wow

[@swakyaby3339]

I think a fun idea for his upcoming SNL appearance would be a skit that parodies a live theater show that goes very wrong, in multiple ways. We all know how much he loves live theater.

[@pierpaolofesta669]

He's got 45 mins to talk to one of the most interesting actors around... and spends his time asking about "are you friends with this and that?" and trying the scoop about Marvel and Franchises... and when the actor needs to get out from some dead end talk, he just smiles and goes "nice". I don't understand this.

[@georgetsioup2884]

i think he made false "assessment" of his guest. he tried to make a pop culture talk with mescal. but mescal is more festival/theatre actor type.

[@Jana-oj7zq]

UPDATE: I just listened to this again, and I am impressed with it. It flowed, it wasn’t disjointed at all. I think they captured a unique moment toward the end of a press tour, when he’s fighting exhaustion and constant unceasing media stimulation. The interviewer did a good job with a short remote during the All of Us Strangers junket. I’ve been looking forward to this since. But the interviewer did a meh job with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell too. He used to be more tuned in to personality and nuances, I guess.

[@pierpaolofesta669]

@@Jana-oj7zq my guess he's a bit too much into pleasing them and be liked. But I mean... you've got Mescal for 45 mins... please get prepared. He didnt look prepared.

[@ZK2001-n1f]

Honestly I went off Josh after his andrew Garfield interview :(

[@neutraltoxic]

Y u here then

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

Irish people stand with Palestine 🇵🇸 🤝 🇮🇪

[@lieveschatteman4401]

Help me out. Which actor does Josh name right after he mentioned Ryan? Can't make it out.

[@nikhtose]

The sooner he goes back to making small films about complex characters in challenging situations, where he is without peer as an actor, the better. Gladiator II did him no good whatever but pay him well.

[@ADifferentVibe]

I have to agree. Gladiator II did help boost him in public eye but making great film stories of complex characters is more interesting to watch.

[@swakyaby3339]

I’m glad he does both. Gladiator 2 and Ridley Scott was a great choice for a big budget film, and his continued interest in indie films is perfect.

[@pinkparis]

This was good for increasing his profile, but you can tell he has a closer connection to smaller, intimate projects that are character driven. He said the two projects he has coming up took a lot out of him emotionally, so that has me intrigued what next year will look like.

[@MM-jc7uv]

45:38 I feel like so much of the industry is filled with artistic frauds like this 💀

[@retr0_117-6]

I believe in Irish supremacy!

[@NormaLilia24]

This was kind of hard to watch and listen, it’s almost like Mescal did not want to be there, he tried to be nice and pleasant but his heart was not in it

[@modaarmagazine]

Why you didnt ask him about oedro pascal?!

[@Amalthea11]

Because he gets asked abt him literally in every other interview??

[@modaarmagazine]

@Amalthea11 I didn't notice,Josh asked him about pedro too😍he's everything to paul so he loves that

[@Amalthea11]

@@modaarmagazine I know, same abt. Daisy, Andrew, Saoirse, Denzel...but it should be mostly abt him :)

[@lieveschatteman4401]

Which movie makes him sad?

[@ttmt98]

Blue Valentine

[@lieveschatteman4401]

@ttmt98 Thank you!

[@pinkparis]

It is sad. Although, to me Normal People is sadder because the two leads are more even in their love for each other, as hurtful as it was. Michelle Williams' character doesn't come across as nearly as in love with Ryan Gosling's character as the reverse.

[@user-friendly-b6q]

He looks like a nice guy. I did not have the chance to see his other movies , only Gladiator 2, positive reaction with his performance, but I was not impressed.

[@MsTriangle]

He's more suited to indies

[@julianafonseca3554]

Watch Aftersun and Normal People if you can

[@fanny_sequoia47]

Big names 🤑attract. Better look carefully at the script. The image gets scars.

[@andreandree4384]

Well. The guy must be a good actor but I was disappointed in the character he plays in gladiator 2: Russell definitely got a charisma in the role of maximus, I think Paul lacked that aura 😢..and failed short.

[@michaeljenkinson840]

Thought that was Logan paul lol

[@tomasschiappacassi2401]

Gay sad n confiding

[@RizzRoo-n3l]

I mean history of sound in not a good movie to come after gladiator 2

[@pinkparis]

Why do you say that?

[@PeterBeatty-su8ux]

Time for him to stop talking about that film it will haunt him for the rest of his life , a major box office flop as bad I’ve ever seen , he was never going to pull that off part not enough grit or back bone flop flop

[@alexhaynes7220]

why didn't you ask him about Harry Potter and James Bond

[@pilar022]

He was terrible in Gladiator

[@Lynx-k7t]

love him, but why does he have to put his feet on the couch when he has shoes on? so distracting. ew.