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

Irish actor Paul Mescal channelled suave sophistication in a loose-fitting Gucci tux on the red carpet of the Gladiator 2 premiere in London. Styled by Felicity Kay, the Maynooth man wore high-waisted boxy suit trousers with a silk lapel suit jacket and an open collar white shirt.

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