“They don’t know that far below, I’m so much more than I seem,” the actor sings in his SNL debut
Saturday Night Live guest host and Gladiator II star Paul Mescal reimagined his role in that historical drama film as a gladiator who sings about how misunderstood he is. An extra 50 minutes of songs were added to the movie after a series of “rushed reshoots” spurred by the box office performances of Wicked and Moana II.
After Kenan Thompson sang how “there’s no place like Rome,” Mescal took over:
They look at me and all they see is a killing machine but they don’t know that far below I’m so much more than I seem…
FAQs
What was the inspiration behind adding extra songs to the movie?
The decision to include additional songs in Gladiator II was influenced by the success of musical films like Wicked and Moana II, prompting the filmmakers to enhance the movie’s musical elements.