Paul Mescal is booked and busy

Hollywood needs fresh meat. They need to find leading men.

Congratulations, PaulMescallover.

How exciting. Another nutter replying to themselves.

He should have won last night.

No one cares.

This guy is UGLY.

And a bully.

R11 = frau

Half of these won't get made.

R11 Paul doesn't want to stick his adorable, pink, stubby and thick Irish flute into your fetid gash, hun.

Two STRAIGHT actors starring as GAY men???

Im not fully convinced Josh is straight.

I think Josh is hetero.

God, it's like Greg, except instead of prunes and cod cheeks it's an anemic leprechaun.

THREAD CLOSED.

He’s my favorite actor.

I rewatched the first two episodes of "Normal People" last night. He's a seriously good actor playing a teenager with few words and a lot of emotion.

He’s a true talent. He should have won that Oscar over fat suit.

He'll win an Oscar before Austin Butler and Timmy will at least

Austin Butler will never be heard from again.

Don't forget his highly praised current stage performance as Stanley Kowalski!

R16 "Im not fully convinced Josh is straight. '

Don't tease me. While I do like Paul Mescal, I absolutely loooooove Josh O'Connor.

[quote] Im not fully convinced Josh is straight.

Josh O'Connor is special needs.

In fact, they both are.

Special need to have their junk serviced?

OP is Paul Mescal.

From The Irish Times, discussing the youngest actors ever nominated for Best Actor (not supporting actor):

[quote] He (Mescal) turned 27 on February 2nd, so was still 26 when the Oscar nominations were announced. Previous 26-year-old nominees in the category are a distinguished gang: James Dean, Ryan Gosling, Orson Welles and the late Heath Ledger. And now Paul Mescal. That’s it.

R30 that is the 26 gang. Timmy is the youngest Best Actor nominee ever I believe.

R30 James Dean died at age 24, so that is an inaccurate statement.

Google says:

[quote] Jackie Cooper: Best Actor nominee 1931- At age 9 years and 20 days, early Hollywood child star Jackie Cooper is still the youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Timmy at age 22 was nominated for best actor. And then the age 26 group? Not sure.

Another thread mentioned somwone he went to school with calling him out as a rabid homophobe on Twitter.

* someone

R34 everyone has something to say whenever someone has success.

How long has Mescal hated the gays?

Gladiator 2! First I've heard of it.

But is it true, R36?

R39 let’s wait for proof…

Carmen review:

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie quite like Benjamin Millepied’s “Carmen.” A modern-day interpretation of the classic 19th century opera, it’s a sumptuous, dizzying big creative swing that connects on every storytelling level.

Millepied’s bold reimagining refashions “Carmen” as a border narrative, in which, following the murder of her mother by cartels, Carmen (Melissa Barrera) traverses from Mexico to America in hopes of dancing in a nightclub belonging to a family friend (a vital Rossy de Palma). Her journey goes left, however, when a brutal border patrol agent finds her. Luckily for Carmen, she makes a narrow escape when Aidan (Paul Mescal), a soldier fresh from Afghanistan, not only frees her but goes on the run with her. In between dodging the cops, the two outlaws ultimately fall in love for a steamy romance carved out of sweat and dance.

At points, Millepied’s mix of dialogue and movement gives his film a formless feel. Thankfully, the inventive editing by Dany Cooper (“The Legend of Molly Johnson”) and the gorgeous, kinetic cinematography by Joerg Widmer (“A Hidden Life”), which often bears similarities to Pablo Larraín’s “Ema,” keeps viewers’ eyes fed with boundless wide shots of the arid desert and sweeping handheld tracking shots of evocative urban set pieces. And while Mescal and Barrera give spellbinding performances, especially Barrera’s expressive balletic form, it's composer Nicholas Britell’s grumbling strings and elegant musical interpretations of the body that is the star here. The film's final 30 minutes—a fast-paced, swooning, yet tragically romantic conclusion—is a transcendent cinematic experience whose impact is felt in the dark theater, in bright outside spaces, and in the days following the sound of its last note.

This Datalounge thread addresses it.

It's kind of horrifying to hear about guys this young and of his generation being homophobic bullies.

He looked very nice at the Oscar ceremony last night - for having clothes on.

There were two separate DL threads discussing the Irish reddit threads claiming that Mescal was part of a sports team that bullied gay kids in his school. But the posters making the claims on the reddit threads disappeared and didn't answer questions, so nobody knows if it's true for sure. If he gets really, really famous, this might eventually come out if it's true at all.

Imagine being cancelled right out of the gate? If it's true, Mescal will probably survive it the way Mark Wahlberg got away with his brutal attack on an Asian guy.

He's not really being canceled (as of yet) . No mainstream media outlet or entertainment blogger is mentioning this at all or asking him anything about this.

Dear God. There is nothing to cancel. Random accounts on FUCKING REDDIT saying someone is homophobic without ANY PROOF isn’t cancelling anyone.

That’s like thinking posting on here is gonna get a celeb canceled. An anonymous board where anyone can say anything.

R43 its because the media lies and tells you everyone is so accepted. Imagine believing a world where racism never dies barely has homophobia? Has anyone stopped to think about that?

It was a classmate of his who said that Paul Mescal mercilessly bullied him throughout high school, and taunted him the "f##" word and other slurs.

I wish this person would come forward and identify himself, so we can cancel Paul Mescal for good.

Wish I was in London to see him in Streetcar...boo....

Here's the Twitter post with the accusation.

R51 did the “classmate” post proof he is a classmate? Are you that gullible? Does your brain work at all? Real question. It’s basic thinking. Critical thinking isn’t even needed.

R53 so proving my point… it’s just an anonymous post from an anonymous poster making claims. No proof to back any of it up. No one coming forward. All anonymous. Meaning none of it means anything.

Might I add that the word “fag” isn’t a homophobic slur in Ireland.

Looks like a cross between Daniel Radcliffe and Jake Gyllenhall

Seems like overkill. I don’t really get the love for this very average guy with a very bad haircut.

But that’s CAA for ya.

That post has a lot of wrong information. He also didn't play rugby in high school.

Yeah, the hair is unfortunate, R58.

Of course someone could say that Mescal's stans would defend him by saying it's all lies.

That's another interpretation, I guess. I don't know. Some proof is needed but I wouldn't rule it out that he was a nasty teenager.

The guy posted it three years ago and never answered any questions, never came back and never said anything else. People who knew Paul also debunked it. I don't think anyone should get blamed for an anon reddit post anyway.

Where did all those crazy, obsessive "Paul's upcoming project" images come from? Seems a little unhinged.

R62 exactly. Reddit is a place where ANYONE can post anonymously, like DL. Only there you don’t even need to pay to post any time. You just need an email. That’s it. Anyone can say anything at any time. It’s all bullshit. The person never proved they were legit, never answered personal questions that proved he really knew Paul, and got a lot of info wrong in one post. For starters, the F slur is an American slur. If you’re gonna lie, at least learn what the homophobic slurs in that country are.

And he didn’t play rugby.

I really hope the homophobia charges are false. Has Mescal commented at all?

On Wikipedia:

He was a minor and under-21 Gaelic football player for Kildare and a member of the Maynooth GAA club.

Isn't football rugby over there?

[quote] a member of the Maynooth GAA club

He's in the GAA club. Sounds pretty gaaaay to me.

Football is soccer. Rugby is a separate sport.

WHO CARES WHETHER A FUCKING 16 YEAR OLD SAID A SLUR OR NOT. Anyone who was a teen knows teens are pieces of shits. That’s not new. It’s always been like that since the Bible times (Cain and Abel). It’s not that fucking deep.

They cared when it was Marky Mark, R69.

Mescal used to have an active twitter account, and some twitter users sent copies of the reddit posts to his twitter account. He never responded, and all activity on that account stopped around August 30, 2020.

The linked account doesn't have a blue checkmark, but that system started after he stopped posting.

R70 didn’t care enough. He’s worked nonstop and is worth a few hundred million.

R71 blue check marks were around long before 2020 dude. Enough.

True, R72. Mescal might not be so lucky.

R66 He played Gaelic football. Football and rugby are different things and Gaelic football is a combo of the two

So it's a kind of rugby, R75?

R74 I’m sure an anonymous post that’s been around for 3 years with zero proof is gonna have devastating effects on his career that it hasn’t had over the past 3 years of its existence. I’m sure.

R76 it’s not rugby.

R77, I don't necessarily believe these rumors. Get a grip.

R79 yet you keep going on about a rumor from an anonymous poster on REDDIT.

R80, are you responsible for posts 1-7?

R81 ARE YOU? But that has no relevance to your bringing up a REDDIT post from 3 years ago, or the fact you keep pushing it. Or the fact you’ve posted over 40 threads in the last 24 hours.

[quote] Or the fact you’ve posted over 40 threads in the last 24 hours.

What kind of weird accusation is that, R82? You really read like some stalking weirdo.

R32 James Dean died at 24 in 1955, but he would have been 26 when he was nominated for Giant.

At the party last night

With his “Strangers” co-star Andrew Scott. The film will be released this year, as well as “Carmen”.

He's doing a gay love story with Josh O'Connor, and both Josh and Paul are not shy about showing their bodies onscreen, so one can expect some action.

That would be a very odd thing to do if he was homophobic, particularly because he could have his pick of projects right now.

He seems to be taking the Colin Farrell path — four or five indie interesting projects and then a Marvel movie or whatever. Seems smart.

That wasn’t the Colin Farrell route r87

Jimmy Kimmel is so ignorant, acting as if Ireland is some 3rd world country. Kardashians are worldwide (unfortunately).

What r30 was saying. Paul is now part of that 26 club.

"I don't know what I was expecting!"

Jimmy drinks.

This. Fraser won for wearing a fat suit.

Fun Fact

Jenna Ortega was starstruck of him!

His dick was unimpressive in Normal People.

Good thing he’s an actor and not a porn star.

twerp.

This thread screams google alerts attracted Paul’s loser stans like flies to shit.

I was raped responding to this thread.

[quote] I was raped responding to this thread. —Paul Mescal

At least no one grabbed your taint!

Eww, he looks short.

My friend Julie's gay second cousin is a trainer in Hollywood and he told her that Paul meets up in secret with Mark Wahlberg and Jon Hamm for very rough fight-club style homo orgies. Them being known bullies and all so yeah closet cases. They recruit guys from the gyms and Paul is young enough to get some. Julie's gay second cousin told Julie there is video.

PS Just so you know Julie's a bitch and lies so it might not be true, I dunno.

R103 he’s 5’11

R104 he doesn’t even live in LA idiot.

[quote] God, it's like Greg, except instead of prunes and cod cheeks it's an anemic leprechaun.

R18, it's loin of cod, not cod cheeks!

Time for you to keep your opinions to yourself.

Ok R107 I'll ask my friend Julie to verify her information.

R109 just sick of the made up lies from you.

Aftersun was solid (good for a debut) but the performances were fantastic. I watched it last night and was surprised at how good Mescal was. He's quite sexy and actually looks his age unlike the endless parade of twinks we have now, so I'm officially rooting for him. Thank god he and that annoying indie music chick are over.

I don't understand your last sentence R111.

He wasn’t with an indie singer. He was dating Phoebe Waller-Bridge for a while.

I always confuse Paul Mescal with being Mexican.

I guess it's because his name Mescal sounds like Mezcal, the Mexican liquor.

no, he was dating phoebe bridgers

R110 go back to tumblr, psycho stan. Btw, I hope you understand Paul would never give you the time of day, loser.

R105, it's cunt, thanks very much.

Update on his movie “Strangers”

The Director of the film, Oliver Hermanus, finally confirmed it’s officially happening.