Paul Mescal is hoping “Glicked” is the brand new “Barbenheimer” by urging moviegoers to soak up a double characteristic of “Gladiator II” and “Depraved.”

“I feel they complement one another very well as a result of they’re so totally different,” the Oscar-nominated actor advised me on the “Gladiator II” premiere on Monday evening in Los Angeles. “And should you love cinema, get on the market and help it. Don’t look ahead to it to return on to a streamer, as a result of we’re at a vital junction. We have now been for a short time with theatrical movies. If cinema is a factor for you, get out and see each movies.”

Fred Hechinger, who performs Emperor Caracalla in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel, mentioned he’s planning on a “Glicked” day on the theater. “I really like ‘Depraved,’” he mentioned. “I’ll sing ‘Defying Gravity.’”

Talking of singing, Mescal and Hechinger additionally detailed going to a karaoke bar whereas selling “Gladiator II” in Japan.

“I’ve walked myself right into a nook with this as a result of after I was doing press for ‘Aftersun,’ I used to be like, ‘I hate karaoke. I hate karaoke,’” Mescal mentioned. “However I bought roped into doing it, and I loved it.”

What track did he belt out? “I did ‘The Climb,’” he responded.

Did he hit Miley Cyrus-level notes? “After all not. I used to be drunk. It was nice,” Mescal mentioned with fun. “It’s not about that — it’s in regards to the spirit.”

“I partook in that as nicely,” Hechinger, who additionally sang Shania Twain’s “You’re Nonetheless the One,” mentioned of “The Climb” efficiency. “I feel karaoke is constructed for individuals who don’t have voices. I feel when you have too good of a voice, it’s embarrassing so that you can do karaoke.”

The “Gladiator II” press tour additionally included a royal premiere in London with King Charles III in attendance. “It’s positively not one thing that I assumed was within the bingo playing cards,” Mescal mentioned of his interplay with the British monarch. “I’m Irish, so it’s not on the record of priorities. However it’s a tremendous factor for Ridley [Scott] as a result of I understand how essential that’s for him. So to see his movie celebrated in that context was fairly particular.”

Mescal couldn’t recall what King Charles truly mentioned to him. “I discovered it exhausting to listen to precisely what he was saying as a result of your head is in such a form of frenzy, so that you’re simply form of nodding alongside and simply smiling.”

See extra images from the “Gladiator II” premiere beneath.