Paul Mescal kissed Pedro Pascal in Gladiator II while filming fight scene

The LGBTQ+ community is buzzing with excitement for Gladiator II, especially after Paul Mescal‘s captivating performance in the gay drama All of Us Strangers with Andrew Scott last year, and Pedro Pascal‘s portrayal of a gay cowboy in Pedro Almodóvar‘s short film A Strange Way of Life.

Adding to the anticipation, Entertainment Weekly has reported an unexpected moment during filming: Mescal kissed Pascal while shooting a fight scene in Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott.

“There was a moment when we were rehearsing my fight scene with Pedro, and I had an idea towards the end of the scene to kiss Pedro on the forehead,” Mescal told Entertainment Weekly.

“I did it in one of the takes, and then we’re getting the radio messages back to Ridley.”

Mescal continued, “I was like, ‘Ridley: kiss on the forehead, did you like it? Yay or nay?’ There was radio silence for a second. His radio crackles back, and [Ridley] goes, ‘I’m afraid I did.'”

While rumors suggest the kiss might not make the final cut of Gladiator II, fans will have to wait until the film hits movie theaters on November 12 to know for sure.

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