Paul Mescal has spoken out about the hilarious fan theory that Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joseph Quinn are lookalikes.
The duo have sent the internet into a frenzy in recent days when fans noticed an unlikely but uncanny resemblance between Daisy, 26, and Joseph, 30.
Social media users have commented on how similar the pair’s facial features are, commenting that they are ‘doppelgangers’ and should play brothers in a film.
Now, Paul, who starred in Normal People with Daisy and Gladiator II with Joseph, has broken his silence on this fun trend, giving it his full support.
The actor, 28, insisted he saw the similarity between his two co-stars long before the theories emerged online, but said Stranger Things star Joseph is not convinced.
“We talked about this in an interview the other day and I wasn’t convinced,” he said. marie claire australia.
“I thought, I’m glad the Internet supports my opinion that they look alike.”
Paul also said he would be “lucky” to star alongside Daisy again when asked if she could join the Gladiator franchise as Joseph’s sister in the future.
Paul Mescal (pictured) has spoken out about a hilarious fan theory that Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joseph Quinn are lookalikes.
The duo have sent the internet into a frenzy in recent days when fans noticed an unlikely but uncanny resemblance between Daisy (left), 26, and Joseph, 30.
Daisy herself even addressed the funny memes online and admitted that she is often told by her fans that she looks like Joseph.
“I haven’t been confused with Joe Quinn,” he told Josh Horowitz while promoting his movie Twisters earlier this year.
“But people have told me I look like a female Joe Quinn. I see it.’
Fans have taken to social media in recent days to joke that Paul has a clause in his film contracts that one of his co-stars must always look like Daisy.
Ironic theories circulated when fans noticed how much Joseph, who plays the villainous emperor Geta in Gladiator II, looks like Paul’s former co-star Daisy.
“Mescal had in his contract that at least one actor had to look like Daisy Edgar-Jones,” one joked.
Another joked: “Joe Quinn grew his facial hair so he wouldn’t be confused with Daisy Edgar-Jones.”
“Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joseph Quinn belong in the same clone tank,” a third commented.
A fourth said: “Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joseph Quinn are the same person and I can’t convince myself otherwise.”
Social media users have commented on how similar the couple’s facial features look, commenting that they are ‘doppelgangers’ and should play brothers in a film.
Paul, who starred in Normal People with Daisy and Gladiator II (pictured) with Joseph, has broken his silence on the trend, insisting he thinks they have been alike for much longer.
A sixth tweeted: “Do you think Paul Mescal looked at Joseph Quinn while filming Gladiator 2 and thought she was Daisy Edgar-Jones?”
“Joseph Quinn and Daisy Edgar-Jones could play twins and I would believe it,” said another.
Paul will take on the lead role of Lucius in the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 blockbuster Gladiator alongside Joseph.
Also starring in the epic, scheduled for release on November 14, are figures such as Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Fred Hechinger and Connie Nielsen, among others.
Paul first came to prominence alongside Daisy in a hugely popular television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People.
