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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott: ‘I was so ahead of the game. The Oxbridge lot were aghast’

They laugh together, Mescal's arm around Scott's shoulders
‘I’ve never regretted a film I’ve done, ever’ … Ridley Scott (right) and Paul Mescal. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Paul Mescal was four when Gladiator was released in 2000. This week he stars in Ridley Scott’s £250m sequel, as the son of Russell Crowe’s hero, Maximus.

We asked the actor to interview the director who has given him his biggest break – and he did. Despite four pages of suggested questions, Mescal rigorously stuck to his own script.

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