Irish stars and fans arrived for the premiere of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II in Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema on Thursday. The film stars Kildare actor Paul Mescal, playing the character Lucius alongside co-star and two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington.

The 28-year-old, who shot to stardom following his role in Normal People, revealed he’s been blown away by the homecoming from fans after touching down in Ireland

Kildare native Paul Mescal was feeling the love at the Irish premiere of his new film "Gladiator II" at Dublin's Light House Cinema.

Russell Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his towering performance in “Gladiator.” You might expect that Paul Mescal, star of “Gladiator II,” would reach out to him for advice on how to get into that 2nd century mindset.

The Irish actor is worried more people will stop him in the streets due after the year's most giant blockbuster, Gladiator 2, comes out worldwide

The competition took place ahead of the Irish premiere of Gladiator II at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield this evening, which Mescal is attending.

Paul Mescal has revealed ahead of the release of GladiatorII how he intends to balance out any fame that he gains from the film.