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

On Wednesday photographer Aidan Monaghan rubbed shoulders with the stars of Sir Ridley Scott's epic blockbuster Gladiator 2. He took the official photographs on set which are adorning billboards across the world.

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal wanted to separate himself as much as possible from the first movie.