Paul Mescal debuted a new look as he was seen on the set of the upcoming historical romance, The History Of Sound in Tarquinia, Italy on Thursday.
The Irish actor, 28, who stars as one of the movie’s two main protagonists, Lionel, styled his hair in a classic side part and sported a moustache.
Based on the short story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, Paul features alongside Josh O’Connor, known for his role as Prince Charles in Netflix series The Crown, who will play David.
The plot follows the two men as they fall in love while travelling together to record the stories and songs of their countrymen during in the shadow of the WW1.
Paul got into character as Lionel, wearing a pinstriped, double breasted, three-piece suit with a polka dot tie.
Paul Mescal, 28, debuted a new look as he was seen on the set of the upcoming historical romance, The History Of Sound in Tarquinia, Italy on Thursday
The Irish actor, 28, who stars as one of the movie’s two main protagonists, Lionel, styled his hair in a classic side part and sported a moustache (pictured right in February)
Lionel and David, who meet at music college, embark on a project to record the lives, voices and music of their friends and countrymen, and in the process forge a forbidden bond.
Directed by Oliver Hermanus, filming has also taken place in New Jersey with The History Of Sound expected to be released in 2025.
Paul’s latest film, the widely acclaimed All Of Us Strangers, is a romance about two men living in a deserted tower block who strike up a relationship.
The actor, who is straight, has defended being cast as gay, saying: ‘When performances have been deemed offensive, it’s when actors are attempting to play a sexuality.
‘They contain so much more than that, and that’s what I like to find in this story. Not just as a queer love story but as a love story in general.’
His next film, the highly-anticipated sequel Gladiator II will hit both US and UK theatres November 22.
Paramount Pictures unveiled five minutes of unfinished footage from the upcoming epic during the final day of CinemaCon at Caesars Palace’s Colloseum in Las Vegas last week.
In it, Oscar nominee Paul’s character battles three-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal’s Roman general-turned-gladiator, man-eating baboons, and a rhino-riding warrior.
The plot follows the two men as they fall in love while travelling together to record the stories and songs of their countrymen during in the shadow of the WW1
Based on the short story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, Paul features alongside Josh O’Connor (Josh pictured this week)
He took over the role of Lucius Verus (Spencer Treat Clark), the grown-up nephew of the late Roman Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) who idolized the late general-turned-slave-turned-gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe).
‘I remember the days that a slave could take revenge on the emperor, that a slave found justice in the arena,’ Lucius – who’s spent the past 20 years in the woods – says in the teaser.
Derek Jacobi returns as Senator Gracchus and Connie Nielsen is back as Lucius’ mother Lucilla, who bestows Maximus’ ring to him in the film set in 200 BCE.
‘A rebellion will rise,’ Lucius says at one point. ‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’
Denzel Washington portrays a mastermind slave-turned-arms-dealer who tells Lucius: ‘The greatest temple that Rome ever built was the Colosseum. This is what they believe in – power…Rome must fall. I need only to give it a push.’
Joseph Quinn – who coincidentally attended CinemaCon Thursday for A Quiet Place: Day One – takes on the baddie role as Emperor Caracalla: ‘Your trials will be celebrated with games in the Colosseum.’
Gladiator II – which has men fighting atop giant boats in shark-infested waters – will also feature Matt Lucas, Fred Hecnhinger, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, and Tim McInnerny.
Paul’s next film, the highly-anticipated sequel Gladiator II will hit both US and UK theatres November 22
In it, Oscar nominee Paul’s (L) character battles three-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal’s (R) Roman general-turned-gladiator, man-eating baboons, and a rhino-riding warrior
He took over the role of Lucius Verus (L, Spencer Treat Clark), the grown-up nephew of the late Roman Emperor Commodus (M, Joaquin Phoenix)
‘Working on this film was one of the standout moments of my life to date,’ Paul gushed in the pre-taped introduction.
‘Getting to go to work every day with Sir Ridley Scott behind the camera is a good day to work in any context.’
The 86-year-old filmmaker added: ‘It is possibly even more extraordinary than the first. [It] is well worth the wait.’
Ridley’s original 2000 historical epic famously amassed $465.4M at the global box office and won five Academy Awards including best picture.
