Overview
- In a new People interview, Mescal downplayed the idea that he is done with emotionally heavy characters and said he wants to keep making work that feels truthful to him.
- He joked about earlier comments that fueled headlines, saying, “Don’t ever quote me on the things that I quote myself on.”
- The clarification followed a Vanity Fair remark where he said he was unsure whether he had more to say with the kind of roles that defined Normal People, All of Us Strangers, Hamnet and The History of Sound.
- Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao and co-starring Jessie Buckley, is expanding in theaters on Dec. 5 to strong reviews and early Oscar buzz, with Mescal calling it “probably the film that I’m proudest of.”
- Beyond awards-season promotion, Mescal is attached to portray Paul McCartney in The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event from director Sam Mendes.