Peter Mensah on Working With Ridley Scott in 'Gladiator II': "He's a Phenomenon" | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Peter Mensah chats with THR at the 'Gladiator II' premiere and describes what drew him to take the role of Jugurtha. Plus, he talks about the experience of working with director Ridley Scott.

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00:00How are you gearing up for Glickid weekend? Are you preparing for a double feature?

00:03Glick... what?

00:05Is Gladiator and Wicked coming out the same weekend?

00:08Of course. Of course.

00:10It's like Barbenheimer from last year.

00:11I know. You know what? I'm just lucky to be a part of it.

00:15I gotta say, I feel like you tend to gravitate towards these Gladiator warrior roles. What is it about it?

00:22You know, it's funny. I guess because I've done so many, I get called back all the time.

00:28To be honest with you, with this, it was Ridley Scott, Ridley Scott, Ridley Scott.

00:33I mean, if he calls, I'm going.

00:36Absolutely. How do you describe working with him? Is there anything that surprised you about the experience?

00:40Yeah, I mean, it's absolute joy. He's funny, but he's also so hardworking.

00:47I haven't had the experience of anybody directing 11 cameras at the same time, and he does it with ease.

00:54He's a phenomenon.

00:56He's already talking about Gladiator 3. How do you feel about the possibility of this kind of expanding into a massive franchise?

01:02If there's anyone who can pull it off, it's Ridley Scott.

01:06He's always thinking. What are you most thankful or what are you most entertained by at the moment?

01:14I don't know. Being here?

01:16This is pretty cool. I mean, they did turn the theater into a Coliseum.

01:20Yeah, it was pretty cool.

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