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‘Gladiator II’ Stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen Heap Praise on Director Ridley Scott: ‘He Built Rome’
"Gladiator II" stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger praised Ridley Scott at its first major screening on the Paramount lot.
Ridley Scott may not have been present for the first major screening of “ Gladiator II ” on Friday night on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles, but the 86-year-old director was the favorite topic of conversation for stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger in the post-screening Q&A. Mescal — who plays Lucius Virus, the grown son of Russell Crowe’s character from the first “Gladiator,” released in 2000 — spoke in awe about Scott’s ability to shoot the film’s elaborate opening battle sequence, which involved Pedro Pascal’s Roman general leading a fleet of ships invading a city on the North African coast. Along with co-CEO Brian Robbins, other attendees included Shohreh Aghdashloo, Tony Revolori, Debbie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Bill Pullman, Casey Affleck and Patrick Stewart, who chatted up Mescal and Nielsen at the post-event reception on the lawn.
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