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Gladiator II premiered in Los Angeles last night, following the big “royal premiere” in London last week. Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and more came out for both premieres. Last week’s London premiere was attended by King Charles, and it benefited a British-actor charity. There was a receiving line for the actors to meet Charles. At the time, the biggest story from the receiving line was that Denzel sort of didn’t know how to greet the king, but the photos were funny and you could tell that Denzel doesn’t actually give a f–k. Hilariously, neither does Gladiator II’s Irish lead, Paul Mescal. When he was on the carpet at the LA premiere last night, Mescal was asked about meeting King Charles last week. Mescal’s answer could not have been more Irish:
Paul Mescal on meeting King Charles: "I'm Irish, so it's not on the list of priorities. But it's an amazing thing for Ridley [Scott] because I know how important that is for him." pic.twitter.com/AR60LJ0V4Z
— Variety (@Variety) November 19, 2024
“Never met the king…how wild is it? I mean, it’s definitely not something that I thought was in the bingo cards, I’m, like, Irish, so it’s not kind of on the list of priorities. But it’s an amazing thing for Ridley because I know how important that is for him…” It’s hilarious because a lot of British people have no idea how Irish people do not care about their royalty, but Americans are especially oblivious. Like, Variety’s reporter really thought Paul Mescal, an Irishman who speaks Gaelic, would be jazzed about meeting a rotten old English king.
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King Charles III attends the Royal Film Performance and Global Premiere of “Gladiator II” at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London, England, UK on Wednesday 13 November, 2024.,Image: 934094016, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/Retna/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng / Avalon
King Charles III attends the Royal Film Performance and Global Premiere of “Gladiator II” at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London, England, UK on Wednesday 13 November, 2024.,Image: 934094040, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/Retna/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng / Avalon
King Charles III meets the cast, including Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Fred Hechinger and Pedro Pascal, at the Royal Film Performance and Global Premiere of “Gladiator II” in Leicester Square on November 13, 2024 in London, England,Image: 934094594, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph / Avalon
King Charles III meets the cast, including Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen, Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Fred Hechinger and Pedro Pascal, at the Royal Film Performance and Global Premiere of “Gladiator II” in Leicester Square on November 13, 2024 in London, England,Image: 934094612, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph / Avalon
Paul Mescal at Gladiator II film premiere, Odeon Leicester Square in London, UK, on 13th November 2024,Image: 934110264, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: James Shaw / Avalon
King Charles III meets the cast whilst attending the Royal Film Performance and world premiere of Gladiator II, in aid of the Film and TV Charity which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, central London
Featuring: Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, King Charles III
Where: London, United Kingdom
When: 13 Nov 2024
Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages
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Royal Film Performance and Global Premiere of ‘Gladiator II’ held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
Featuring: King Charles III
Where: London, United Kingdom
When: 13 Nov 2024
Credit: CelebrityPhotosUK/Cover Images
Los Angeles Premiere Of Paramount Pictures ‘Gladiator II’ At TCL Chinese Theatre
Featuring: Paul Mescal
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 18 Nov 2024
Credit: Ryan Hartford/INSTARimages.com
