Paul Mescal debuted a new look when he was spotted on the set of the upcoming historical romance, The History Of Sound in Tarquinia, Italy, on Thursday.
The Irish actor, 28, who plays one of the film’s two main leads, Lionel, styled his hair in a classic side part and sported a mustache.
Based on the short story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, Paul appears alongside Josh. O’Connor, known for his role as Prince carlos in Netflix series The Crown, who will play David.
The plot follows the two men who fall in love while traveling together to record the stories and songs of their compatriots during in the shadow of the First World War.
Paul took on the role of Lionel, dressed in a three-piece, double-breasted, pinstriped suit and a polka dot tie.
Paul Mescal, 28, debuted a new look when he was spotted on the set of the upcoming historical romance, The History Of Sound in Tarquinia, Italy, on Thursday.
The Irish actor, 28, who plays one of the film’s two main leads, Lionel, styled his hair in a classic side part and sported a mustache (pictured in February).
Lionel and David, who meet in music school, embark on a project to record the lives, voices and music of their friends and compatriots, and in the process forge a forbidden bond.
Directed by Oliver Hermanus, filming also took place in New Jersey and The History Of Sound is expected to be released in 2025.
Paul’s latest film, the acclaimed All Of Us Strangers, is a romance about two men who live in a deserted tower block and who enter into a relationship.
The actor, who is heterosexual, has defended being cast as gay, saying: “When performances are considered offensive, that’s when actors try to portray a sexuality.”
‘There’s a lot more to them than that, and that’s what I like to find in this story. Not just as a queer love story but as a love story in general.
His next film, the highly anticipated sequel Gladiator II, will hit theaters in the US and UK on November 22.
Paramount Pictures revealed five minutes of unfinished footage from the upcoming epic during the final day of CinemaCon at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last week.
In it, Oscar nominee Paul’s character battles three-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal’s Roman general-turned-gladiator, man-eating baboons, and a warrior riding a rhinoceros.
The plot follows the two men as they fall in love while traveling together to record the stories and songs of their countrymen during the shadow of World War I.
Based on the short story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, Paul appears alongside Josh O’Connor (Josh pictured this week).
He took on the role of Lucius Verus (Spencer Treat Clark), the adult nephew of the late Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who idolized the late general-turned-slave-turned-gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe).
“I remember the days when a slave could take revenge on the emperor, when a slave found justice in the arena,” Lucius, who has spent the last 20 years in the forest, says in the teaser.
Derek Jacobi returns as Senator Gracchus and Connie Nielsen returns as Lucilla, Lucius’ mother, who gives him the ring of Maximus in the film set in 200 BC
“A rebellion will arise,” Lucius says at one point. ‘What we do in this life is reflected in eternity.’
Denzel Washington plays a mastermind turned arms and slave trader who tells Lucius: “The greatest temple Rome ever built was the Colosseum. This is what they believe in: power… Rome must fall. I just need give it a push.
Joseph Quinn, who happened to be at CinemaCon on Thursday to see A Quiet Place: Day One, takes on the role of Emperor Caracalla’s bad guy: “Your trials will be celebrated with games in the Colosseum.”
Gladiator II, which has men fighting on giant ships in shark-infested waters, will also star Matt Lucas, Fred Hecnhinger, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah and Tim McInnerny.
Paul’s next film, the highly anticipated sequel Gladiator II, hits theaters in the US and UK on November 22.
In it, Oscar nominee Paul’s character (left) battles three-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal’s Roman general-turned-gladiator (right), man-eating baboons, and a warrior riding a rhinoceros.
He took on the role of Lucius Verus (L, Spencer Treat Clark), the adult nephew of the late Roman emperor Commodus (M, Joaquin Phoenix).
“Working on this movie was one of the highlights of my life to date,” Paul gushed in the pre-recorded introduction.
“Going to work every day with Sir Ridley Scott behind the camera is a good day to work in any context.”
The 86-year-old filmmaker added: “It’s possibly even more extraordinary than the first one. [It] The wait is worth it.’
Ridley’s original 2000 historical epic grossed $465.4 million at the worldwide box office and won five Academy Awards, including best picture.