Paul Mescal was cast in Gladiator II after '30-minute Zoom call'

PA MediaMescal has previously starred in Aftersun, All of Us Strangers and Normal PeoplePaul Mescal has revealed he was cast in Gladiator II after a 30-minute Zoom call with director Ridley Scott.The Irish actor is set to star alongside Denzel Washington in the sequel to 2000’s Gladiator, released next month.Speaking to the BBC’s Graham Norton about the casting process, Mescal joked: “Ridley does not waste time.”I thought there would be camera tests and auditions, but we Zoomed for half an hour, spoke for 10 mins about the part and then 20 minutes about Gaelic football, his dog and his wife.”ParamountMescal joked he had a personal trainer for the role “who circled me like a shark”Mescal continued: “I thought there would be more, but he called a few weeks later to offer me the part. “I think he just goes by instinct, on set and off, and I’m very glad that’s the way it went.”Of course, by the time Mescal spoke to Scott for the role, the director and film studio would already have…