Paul Mescale was not keen on meeting King Charles at the premiere of Gladiator II

Paul Mescale Wasn’t that keen to meet. King Charles III i Gladiator II Premiered in London last week.

Meskel, 28, was asked about his recent meeting with the British monarch. Variety In a Gladiator ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, November 18.

“Never met the king [before that night]The actor said, per a Video posted by the outlet On X. “It’s definitely not something I thought was in the bingo cards. I’m, like, Irish, so it’s not on the priority list. But it’s an amazing thing. Ridley [Scott] Because I know how important it is to him. So it was very special to celebrate his film in this context.

Charles and Meskel on Wednesday 13th November Greet each other at the Odeon Lux Theater in Leicester Square, where the actor joined. Gladiator II The costar Pedro Pascal And Denzel Washingtonas well as Scott, their director, in the receiving line. (The next day, Charles, who has been battling cancer, turns 76.)

Meskel describes the royal meeting very well. VarietySaying, “I had a hard time hearing what exactly. [Charles] Was saying… So you’re just kind of nodding and, just, smiling.

Gladiator II It will hit theaters on Friday, November 22. It is set two decades after the events of the original blockbuster. Russell Croweand Meskel played Lucius Verus, the son of Crowe’s character Maximus. He is forced into slavery and becomes a gladiator to win his freedom, just like Maximus in the first film.

Paul Mescale on meeting King Charles: “I’m Irish, so it’s not on the list of priorities. But it’s a wonderful thing for Ridley. [Scott] Because I know how important it is to him. pic.twitter.com/AR60LJ0V4Z

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In its form But The Graham Norton Show Last month, Mescale said he landed the part after talking to Scott, 86, for just 30 minutes on Zoom.

“Ridley doesn’t waste time,” he said. “I thought there would be camera tests and auditions, but we zoomed in for half an hour, talked about the part for 10 minutes, and then 20 minutes about Gaelic football, his dog and his wife. I.”

Mescale reached peak physical condition for the epic Roman Empire, and he worked with a trainer who “surrounded me like a shark and said, ‘There’s a canvas to work on.’ He went to town, and I saw him every day. It was fun.”

Meskel, however, refused to give up the two evils.

“I did everything. [Scott] asked but I like to drink, and I like to smoke, so I drew a line in the sand where they belonged,” he told Norton.