Eddie Redmayne has said he “profoundly disagrees” with Paul Mescal that fitness training for acting roles is “fun”. Irish actor Mescal, 28, worked with a trainer for his role playing Lucius in Sir Ridley Scott’s hotly anticipated Gladiator II movie, while Redmayne revealed he got into shape for Sky Atlantic series The Day Of The Jackal. Speaking about his role, Mescal told The Graham Norton Show: “I ate a lot of chicken and lifted heavy things.
Eddie Redmayne during filming for the Graham Norton Show (Matt Crossick Media Assignments/PA) “He went to town, and I saw him every day. It was fun. I did everything he asked but I like to drink, and I like to smoke so I drew a line in the sand where those were concerned.
” Asked how he got in such good shape for his new role, Redmayne said: “I profoundly disagree with Paul – it was not fun, it was horrendous. “You read a scene in the script that says: ‘He is topless, sinuous and ripped, and you think, ‘Oh f***, here comes the chicken diet.’” Discussing the new series, the Oscar-winning actor said: “I grew up with the original Edward Fox film and I loved it.
“When the scripts arrived, I thought: ‘I don’t want to touch this, I don’t want to butcher something I love,’ but it has been updated and has a very contemporary feel while retaining that old school, analogue spy quality.” Also on the show is Little Women actress Saoirse Ronan who spoke about her experience filming Sir Steve McQueen’s Bl.
