Ridley Scott is calling his upcoming Roman epic “Gladiator II' his best film.
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows director Ridley Scott , center, Paul Mescal on the set of"Gladiator II." one of his biggest epics yet, but at the moment he’s got the Bee Gees on the brain. Scott is developing a biopic on the Gibb brothers. On a recent Zoom call from his office in Los Angeles, he was surrounded by meticulously plotted storyboards.Scott is enthusiastic about the project. “I think the word is beyond talented.
Part of Scott’s confidence comes from his belief in his cast, particularly Mescal, the Irish actor who broke out on the series “Normal People” before starring in acclaimed films like“Eighteen months ago I found a show, ‘Normal People.’ I think for me it looks a bit suburban, et cetera, et cetera. I watch one, then I watch another. I say, ‘Who is this guy?’ Both the guy and the girl were absolutely interesting. From that, I cast Paul Mescal,” Scott says.
“My mum was ferocious,” Scott says. “You have to stay kind of fit. And I embrace stress. If you don’t embrace stress, do not do the job. People get very stressed and frightened and I don’t. I’ve grown to it over the years to just embrace it and walk in and say, ‘Right, everybody over here. We’re going to do this.’ And they listen. Bearing in mind that I’m artistically driven and I’m blessed with a very good eye, the decision is everything. Make the bloody decision.
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