'No Place Like Rome': Watch Paul Mescal Defy Gravity In 'Gladiator II' Musical On 'SNL'
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The star of Ridley Scott's historical epic promised that "someday they'll know my name" as he fought to a tune in the Colosseum.
“Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal slayed his way through songs while handling “SNL” hosting duties this weekend as the show imagined what Ridley Scott’s historical epic would be like if the film was a musical.
Mescal reprised his role as Lucius Verus Aurelius in the musical sketch as he sang with “SNL” cast members Kenan Thompson (who portrayed Denzel Washington’s character Macrinus) and Bowen Yang, who played Pfannee in “Wicked.”
“There’s no place, no place like — Rome,” sang Mescal as he wore Elphaba’s witch hat and flew on a broomstick while belting out a “battle cry” similar to “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo’s riff in “Defying Gravity.”
Elsewhere in the musical sketch, Mescal is seen fighting in the Colosseum while he makes a musical declaration: “someday they’ll know my name.”
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