Paul mescal is gay

So, I wanted the film to speak to that a little bit, and I wanted it to sort of radiate vulnerability. Paul Mescal, the dreamboat actor from "Aftersun" and the upcoming "Gladiator II," has a big gay following – and his LGBTQ+ fans will thrill to know what queer classic Mescal wishes he could have been in.

Paul Mescal says being the star of Gladiator II as it premieres in London is 'absolutely, wildly overwhelming'. His co-star, fellow Irishman Paul Mescal , whose breakout role in hit drama Normal People has made him one of the most in demand actors right now, adds, "and they'll be the first to break".

Admitting he sometimes gets frustrated when questions about sexuality are asked even when they have no relevance to a project, Scott explains: "What we're talking about is storytelling because representation is incredibly important. Inspired by the novel Strangers by Japanese author Taichi Yamada who died in November, the movie's set in London rather than Tokyo, and pulls away from the stock ghost story elements of its source material.

His part in “The History of Sound,” an adaptation of a gay romance novel, which he stars in with Josh O’Connor, has led to rumors about his sexuality. Andrew Scott says men are going through a "crisis" right now, struggling to find "what it means to be a man" in today's society.

Arts and entertainment reporter BethanyMinelle. The internet is (understandably) losing its mind over Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott partying at a gay bar. Despite being overlooked in the Oscars nominations, the film has earned six BAFTA nods including outstanding British film and best director, and best supporting actor for Mescal.

He explains that while it's not a hard and fast casting rule, on this occasion he felt it was the right choice. Haigh, who is openly gay, is behind the queer indie film Weekend. I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe that. The year-old, who plays troubled neighbour Harry in the movie, says that while figures like Andrew Tate act as figureheads for toxic masculinity, this film showcases a very different kind of male energy.

Gladiator: Ridley Scott says Joaquin Phoenix threatened to quit original film. The Irish actor - who became a household name thanks to his role as 'hot' priest in Fleabag - tells Sky News: "There's a sort of crisis in masculinity I think at the moment and what it means to be a man.

He argued that straight actors should be allowed to play queer roles – but on one. The film's writer and director, Andrew Haigh tells Sky News male fragility was something he was keen to explore. He says representation behind the camera is as important as that in front, with people in positions of power elsewhere on the production able to speak up if they feel a representation is false or inaccurate.

He also served as a director and executive producer on HBO’s gay drama-comedy series Looking. Their connection breaks their solitude, lived out in a deserted tower block in the heart of the capital. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Haigh has said it was important for his lead character, Adam, to be played by an actor who shared his sexuality.

Mescal plays Harry opposite Andrew Scott (Adam) in the new fantasy romance film All of Us Strangers, written and directed by Andrew Haigh. And I think it's a very hard thing to explain to people that didn't experience that, or actually understand how it felt or how we carry the baggage of that into our adulthood.

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star in All Of Us Strangers, playing two men living in a tower block at the heart of London, striving to find connection in the present amid an epidemic of loneliness punctuated by ghosts from the past. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Mescal opened up about playing a gay character as a straight man.

Scott nods: "When you are able to accept all those parts of you, I think that leads to better mental health and just a sense of stability. And I think actors like to transform because you like to empathise, like to imagine what it's like to be in someone else's shoes Irish actor Paul Mescal has addressed the fact that he just portrayed a gay character in Andrew Haigh’s recent film, All of Us Strangers, despite being straight.

But the key difference is that the novel has a heterosexual love story at its centre rather than a queer one. No, Paul Mescal is not gay, even though a lot of people think he is. They're not using their masculinity as a barrier or something that is that is impenetrable, it's the opposite, and I'm proud of that.

All of Us Strangers star Paul Mescal has revealed his connection to “queer culture” and who he has a “massive talent crush on”. The year-old plays screenwriter Adam in All Of Us Strangers - a fantasy romance merging the themes of grief, loss, identity and isolation.

Scott, who first spoke about being gay in interviews 10 years ago when promoting the movie Pride, says it's about so much more than whether a character is straight or gay.