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Inside ripped Gladiators star Paul Mescal's incredible body transformation as he sheds 10kg
Actor Paul Mescal chats to OK! about entering the Gladiator II arena, building a blockbuster body for his role as Lucius, and heading up an A-list cast of Hollywood’s finest stars
The historical epic serves as a sequel to the Oscar-winning version starring Russell Crowe – who played Maximus Decimus Meridius, Lucius’ father – and has well and truly catapulted Paul to the upper echelons of Hollywood royalty. By that point, though, Paul had already climbed a metaphorical mountain, having spent months gaining around 20lbs of muscle, only to then have to keep it on for much longer than anticipated because of the scheduling impact of the Sag-Aftra actors’ strike. While his father is long dead and buried, Lucius must battle for his freedom after he’s ripped away from his wife and daughter and taken prisoner before being sold into slavery by general Marcus Acacius (played by Narcos star Pedro Pascal).
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