If you’re one of the few movie stars left in Hollywood, it’s no wonder your name pops up every time you land a starring role around town. This is the life of Timothée Chalamet, who this year has seen the release of Dune II, the filming of Complete Unknown, preparations for his Best Actor award campaign, and the start of production on Josh Safdie’s Dune. It was planned. Marty Supreme. As if this wasn’t enough, Ridley Scott revealed in a recent article in The Hollywood Reporter that Chalamet was at one point considered for the role of Lucius, but the role was given to him by the director, “An Ordinary Man.” . ”
“Any studio always wants to cast big-name stars,” Scott’s producer Doug Wick tells THR. Mescal only starred in indie films like Aftersun and All of Us Strangers, both of which were considered for awards, but like Chalamet, he wasn’t known for their box office success. It didn’t exist. But in the end, Paramount Pictures co-presidents Daria Sárcek and Michael Ireland decided to play Stanley in the West End revival of A Streetcar Named Desire (which opens at New York’s BAM in February). After seeing Mescal play Kowalski, Wick said they both agreed that they “wouldn’t consider anything else.” The actor approaches. ”
During a recent panel moderated by IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill, Scott talked about how he discovered “Normal People” and was captivated by the performance, even though the content didn’t appeal to him. talked about it in detail.
“I need a bedtime story. I always watch something before I go to bed. I discovered ‘Normal People’ almost by accident,” Scott said. “It wasn’t really my cup of tea, but I watched two of them and thought they were great. I binge-drinked them for eight hours afterwards.”
After watching “Normal People,” Scott was convinced that Mescal was his man, and Mescal had no hesitation in stepping into the arena with him. He recognized the impact this major would have on his career, but felt it was the right type of project for his sensibilities. “I would have been potentially reluctant about what your first big studio movie would be, because it would reveal your stall as an actor,” Mescal told THR. He acknowledged the possibility of being typecast as this action actor in the future. hero. “[But]a movie like ‘Gladiator II’ is a dream in terms of big studio filmmaking, because it’s in Ridley’s hands, and it’s a movie that explores the human condition in very clear emotional language.” This is because it is rooted in
Mescal says he now feels comfortable with the director after making the film together and plans to star in another of Scott’s projects, Dog Stars. The film’s script is adapted by Mark L. Smith from the 2012 apocalyptic thriller by Peter Heller, in which a pilot and former Marine try to survive in the aftermath of a pandemic that has devastated American society. Draw a figure.
Paramount Pictures’ Gladiator II is currently in theaters.
