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The Next 007: 3 Actors Who Could Lead James Bond Into the New Era

August 24, 2025 by Anthony Cooper

Denis Villeneuve has a chance to reinvent the James Bond franchise with a dynamic choice for the title role in his upcoming James Bond film; here are three actors who could take 007 into his new era… What makes a great James Bond? Ian Fleming, the creator of 007, knew that Bond had to look […]

Filed Under: Anthony Cooper, Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Perre, Daniel Craig, Denis Villeneueve, James Bond, Paul Mescal, Richard Madden, Timothee Chalamet

Trailer for romantic drama The History of Sound starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor

July 24, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

MUBI has shared a trailer for The History of Sound, the historical romantic drama from Oliver Hermanus which is based on writer Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name. The film follows Lionel (Paul Mescal), a music student who bonds with David (Josh O’Connor) over their love of folk music. Years later, following WWI […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alison Bartlett, Ben Shattuck, Chris Cooper, Josh Oconnor, Molly Price, Oliver Hermanus, Paul Mescal, The History of Sound

How 2024 Belongs to Josh O’Connor

October 28, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

2024 has been a great year for cinema and especially for Josh O’Connor… For every actor who finds themselves becoming a highly sought-after commodity, their rise can often be traced back to a particular film. Josh O’Connor looks set to be the next big thing in Hollywood and as seems to be highly commonplace, is […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alice Rohrwacher, Bonus Track, Carol Duarte, Challengers, Josh Oconnor, Kate Winslet, La Chimera, LEE, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, Paul Mescal, The Crown, Zendaya

Jacob Elordi set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars

January 7, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

The Gladiator II reunion is off, with the news that Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of The Dog Stars.  The reason cited by Variety is the same one that has seen another Gladiator alum Joseph Quinn drop out of Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut Relapse, and […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

November 22, 2024 by Chris Connor

Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator, Gladiator II, Joseph Quinn, Matt Lucas, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Ridley Scott

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

November 21, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Lee Charles, Alfie Tempest, Riana Duce, Chi Lewis-Parry, Hadrian Howard, Rory McCann, Alec Utgoff, Yuval Gonen, Amira Ghazalla, Chris Hallaways, Tom […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alec Utgoff, Alexander Karim, Alfie Tempest, Amira Ghazalla, Chi Lewis-Parry, Chris Hallaways, connie nielsen, Dean Fagan, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator II, Hadrian Howard, Joseph Quinn, Lee Charles, Lior Raz, Matt Lucas, May Calamawy, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Peter Mensah, Riana Duce, Ridley Scott, Rory McCann, Tim McInnerny, Tom Moutchi, Yuval Gonen

Ridley Scott reuniting with Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal for The Dog Stars

November 10, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Having confirmed in the run up to the upcoming release of Gladiator II that he has no plans to retire from filmmaking, Ridley Scott is now looking to set up his next next project. As reported by Deadline, Scott is looking to reunite with Gladiator II lead Paul Mescal on The Dog Stars, an adaptation […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars

Go behind-the-scenes of battle with Gladiator II featurette

October 8, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures is taking us behind-the-scenes of Ridley Scott’s forthcoming swords-and-sandals sequel Gladiator II by dropping a featurette focusing on the making of the historical epic.  24-years in the making, Gladiator II is the highly-anticipated sequel to 2000’s Oscar-snaffling original and stars Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal alongside Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator II, Joseph Quinn, Matt Lucas, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Ridley Scott

New trailer for Gladiator II sends Maximus’ son into the Colosseum

September 23, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Gladiator II, the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Oscar-winning epic which follows the journey of Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, as he is forced into slavery and sets out to fight as a gladiator to seek vengeance against those that invaded his […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator II, Joseph Quinn, Matt Lucas, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Ridley Scott

Gladiator II character posters showcase the cast of Ridley Scott’s sequel

July 12, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Hot on the heels of the first trailer for Gladiator II, a batch of character posters have arrived online for Ridley Scott’s hotly-anticipated sequel featuring Lucius (Paul Mescal), General Acacius (Pedro Pascal), Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn), Emperor Caracalla (Fred Hechinger), Macrinus (Denzel Washington), and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen); take a look here… Several decades after the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator II, Joseph Quinn, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal

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