How Paul Mescal got ripped for Gladiator II — as told by his personal trainer - The Irish actor has just 12 weeks to hone his physique for the blockbuster movie — so how did he do it? His trainer, Tim Blakeley,

Mescal said he had to lose weight to film another movie, "The History of Sound," after "Gladiator 2."

Despite his relatively short career, Paul Mescal has already received a number of accolades. Over the last few years Paul Mescal has went from a relatively unknown theatre actor to the star of a major blockbuster film.

He starred in "Normal People" and "Aftersun," and now he will appear in the second instalment of "Gladiator." To become a worthy successor to Russell Crowe, Mescal had to gain a lot of muscle mass, and he's eager to talk about it.