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Paul Mescal, 28, reveals he's 'convinced I'm not going to live a long life': 'It's a gut feeling, hopefully I'm wrong'


The actor, 28, who is at the peak of physical fitness for the role as the lead in Gladiator II, said he has a 'gut feeling' he will die young in a frank interview about death.

Due for release later this year, the Irish actor takes on the role of Roman Empire Lucius Verus, the grown-up son of Lucilla, portrayed as a child in the Oscar-winning original from 2000 starring Russell Crowe. The cast of Gladiator II posed for a photo (L-R Denzel Washington, Paul Danish actress Connie Nielsen and US actor Fred Hechinger) Earlier this year, footage of Paul's Gladiator workout was widely circulated on TikTok and showed the actor doing dumbbell shoulder raises for a solid 23 seconds.

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