Paul Mescal says he was too nervous to talk to Pedro Pascal before shooting Gladiator 2

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal will co-star in Gladiator 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott's acclaimed 2000 film Gladiator. Mescal takes on the lead role, while Pascal plays a significant part. And Paul recently revealed that he was too nervous and scared to even talk to Pedro and was "highly stressed" ahead of the filming. 

In a recent conversation with Esquire, the actor revealed that he had met Pascal before the Gladiator 2 team-up in an airport. However, "was too afraid to go up to him." The Normal People star also admitted that Pascal ended up coming over to him and described it as "Just seemed so genuine; I'm really looking forward to hanging out with him."

Gladiator 2, Mescal takes on the lead role of adult Lucius, depicted in the original as the young nephew of Commodus, the Roman Emperor played by Joaquin Phoenix.

Currently, the filming for the film has been halted due to the strikes, though about half of the filming has already been completed by Ridley Scott. 

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