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The piece reports on rumors that Ridley Scott blamed Paul Mescal for Gladiator II’s underperformance, arguing Mescal wasn’t 'masculine enough' and linking it to Mescal’s other projects; Scott’s reps deny the claim, but the thinkpiece uses the debate to explore evolving notions of masculinity in modern cinema and even suggests Jason Statham as a potential Gladiator III lead.
Ridley Scott reportedly blamed Paul Mescal for Gladiator II’s underwhelming box office, claiming Mescal wasn’t masculine enough to carry Lucius Verus; sources differ, with Mendes’ Beatles biopic cited as a push factor for Mescal leaving The Dog Stars. The director’s rep denies the allegation, arguing Mescal’s schedule prevented the reunion. Regardless, the film underperformed vs. the original, while Scott continues to pursue future projects like an Alien film with Fassbender.
Director Sam Mendes is helming a four‑film Beatles biopic and recently recreated the Abbey Road cover at the iconic London crosswalk for a scene, casting Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, with about 80 extras and vintage vehicles involved.
Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson were spotted filming Sam Mendes's Beatles biopic The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event at the Abbey Road crosswalk, recreating the iconic cover; the four films will tell each band member's story from a different perspective, with Mescal as Paul McCartney, Quinn as George Harrison, Keoghan as Ringo Starr and Dickinson as John Lennon, and Sony Pictures has slated an April 2028 release, marking the Beatles' estates' first life-rights-backed, music-supported theatrical feature.
Phoebe Bridgers’ upcoming album Lost Weekend (out Aug 14) is fueling online theories after a Guardian review highlighted a lyric that fans interpret as hinting at a past engagement with ex Paul Mescal. Separately, a line from The Governor’s Waltz is read as shading Gracie Abrams, who is dating Mescal, prompting fan speculation about who’s in whose bed or spotlight—though no confirmations have been made.
Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend is a candid, autobiographical album that threads grief, love, and a high-profile breakup with Paul Mescal into intimate lyricism and lush production, with collaborators like Jack Antonoff and Maya Hawke; the piece highlights Bridgers’ evolving songwriting and suggests the album—out August 14 on Dead Oceans—confirms her status as a defining voice in contemporary indie music.
In a candid Rolling Stone profile, Gracie Abrams details how Daughter From Hell broadens her intimate, diary-like songwriting into a bigger, more produced arena-ready sound, shaped by her upbringing as the daughter of film/TV powerhouses, her romance with Paul Mescal, and a deepening collaboration with Aaron Dessner at Long Pond that lets her explore the 'in-between' phase of growing up; she also discusses the pressures of public life, her future acting work with Halina Reijn, and how the stability of love has influenced her art without promising a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Gracie Abrams earns her first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Daughter From Hell, selling 124,000 equivalent album units. The release follows her breakout with The Secret of Us (which peaked at #2 in 2024) and features writing credits from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Audrey Hobert, and Abrams’ partner Paul Mescal, who cowrote “Imaginary Friend.” Produced by Aaron Dessner, the album arrived after Abrams teased two bonus tracks and shared reflections on navigating her 20s and adolescence.
Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal is credited as a co-writer on Gracie Abrams’s track Imaginary Friend from her album Daughter From Hell. Abrams says they ended up trading lines after she realized she needed more strummed parts, with Mescal contributing to a moody song about a past lover who’s a figment of her imagination. Abrams teased the collaboration on the New York Times Popcast, and the piece notes their dating status and Mescal’s sister Nell as part of the broader indie folk circle.
Gracie Abrams' third album Daughter From Hell digs deeper into her inner world with a bolder, guitar-forward sound co-produced with Aaron Dessner and featuring collaborations with Paul Mescal; spanning 16 tracks, it pairs razor-sharp storytelling with bigger textures—from the title-track’s raw rocker to intimate ballads like Imaginary Friend—while witty moments like Mini Bar balance the darkness, marking Abrams’ strongest, most mature work yet.
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley reunite for Benh Zeitlin’s Hold On to Your Angels, a Louisiana-set outlaw romance produced by Plan B with Alex Coco; international sales will be handled by The Veterans and domestic rights are with CAA Media Finance, with production slated to begin in February.
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal reunite for Hold On To Your Angels, a Louisiana-set outlaw romance written and directed by Benh Zeitlin for Plan B and Rapt Film, with The Veterans handling international sales. Described as an impossible love story, the project will be pitched to buyers at the Cannes Market ahead of a February 2027 production start.
Sony Pictures announced The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, revealing Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison; the multi-part biopic will explore each Beatle’s story in a separate film, slated for an April 7, 2028 release, with additional cast and a campus postcard promotion at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.
Deadline unveils first-look photos for Sam Mendes’ The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, a quartet of biopics telling the band’s story from each member’s perspective. Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson portray McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon, with a supporting cast that includes Saoirse Ronan and Mia McKenna-Bruce. Sony Pictures is financing and distributing the four films, which are scheduled for theatrical releases beginning in April 2028, with the first-look stills distributed via postcards at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Variety reports that a Beatles four-film cinematic event released first looks via postcards at the Liverpool Institute, showing Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, with Sam Mendes directing all four films slated for release in 2028.