Gladiator II” may have taken over two decades to come to fruition, but star Paul Mescal is already thinking about a third installment of Ridley Scott’s epic. When asked by Variety at the film’s London premiere if he’d want to make “Gladiator 3,

Mescal said he had to lose weight to film another movie, "The History of Sound," after "Gladiator 2."

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal wanted to separate himself as much as possible from the first movie.

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He starred in "Normal People" and "Aftersun," and now he will appear in the second instalment of "Gladiator." To become a worthy successor to Russell Crowe, Mescal had to gain a lot of muscle mass, and he's eager to talk about it.