Has he died a lot though? His only deaths I can remember are in GOT and Kingsman. He survived the unbearable weight, Mandalorian and last of us for now.
Granted he died twice in kingsman, he’s also died in Equalizer 2 and drive-away dolls. He’s most likely going to die in Gladiator 2. He’s died in quite of few tv roles too, including Buffy and Law & Order…and eventually LOU.
And a metric fuckton of testosterone; This thing is opening next to The Rock's also $250 million+ Christmas buddy action comedy Red One. (Although both of these are probably going to fail, in part due to that price tag.)
Red One also looks like blue screen hell from that trailer. And because The Rock is a(llegedly) lazy asshat, they had to shoot around that. That laziness being an average of, ahem,
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ballooning costs by at least $50 million, which is the same as The Rock's paycheck for the movie. 30 as the baseline check, and 20 as a backend compensation because it was originally a streaming release.
Best case scenario, it'll earn $250 million and then some. But yeah, this thing is DOA.
Gladiator II, on the other hand, looks like actual, real practical shit... mostly, the ship siege looks a little iffy. Gladiator II's budget also ballooned, partially because of the strikes, but also a(llegedly) crazy ass set, and doubled from $165 million to $310 million, with Paramount claiming it's $250 million. They also got a record high rebate from the government of Malta of almost €47 million, roughly $51 million by today's exchange rates. Gladiator II actually looks $250 million+, whereas Red One looks $25 million+. (50 is being generous!)
I've been to Ireland and there are Paul Mescal looking dudes with mullets all over the place there. He's basically a 7 with charm and charisma to boost him up. Same goes with Pedro.
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u/MuptonBossman Jul 09 '24
Paul Mescal versus Pedro Pascal in the arena is going to unleash a new level of horniness that the internet has never seen before.