Paul Mescal fans are shook over his American accent in ‘Foe’
Talk about a culture shock!
Fans of ༒Paul Mescal are going wild after a clip of the Irish heartthrob speaking in an American accent went♐ viral via TikTok over the weekend.
The clip, which has been viewed nearly 5 million times, was in an effort to promote the studio’s film “Foe,” which stars Mescal, 27, as Junior and and Saoirse Ronan, 29, as Hen.
“Do me a favor,” Junior says in the clip. “Stop wearing that shirt.”
“Why?” questions Hen. “I like this shirt.”
“You were wearing it the day we met,” Junior says. “The more you wear it, the more worn out it’ll get.”
The two then stare at each other during a protracted silence with a small smile appearing at the edge of Junior’s mouth.
“So what else do you remember about that day?” asks Hen, breaking the silence.
“We were happy,” states Junior as the clip ends.
The 33-second video left several viewers aghast.
“PAUL MESCAL WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT? WITH SAIROSE RONAN?!” one fan screeched in the video’s comment section.
“The American accent is making my brain do backflips,” said a second fan.
“He sounds like a completely different person in an American accent,” a third fan gushed.
Some fans, however, were convinced the “Aftersun” actor was dubbed.
“You cannot convince me that’s Paul Mescal’s voice it literally looks like a voiceover,” one person stated.
“Idk who that voice belongs to but it isn’t Paul Mescal,” a second user said.
The tells the story of Hen and her husband, Junior, as they navigate ꧑life after a stranger appears and informs the couple that Junior must go to a myste💞rious space station and will be replaced by a biomechanical replica of himself.
Based , “Foe” opened in early October to generally negative reviews.
Despite the bad press that the psychological thriller received, the “Normal People” actor is set to only raise his profile by starring in the sequel to the Oscar winning 2000 film “Gladiator.”
“I’m so proud I get to make it,” Mescal in 2023. “It’s an intimidating feat. It’s something I’m nervous about, but something I feel like I can do.”
“Of course, there’s a physical robustness required for the 🌄character,” continued Mescal. “This guy’s got to fight and got to be a beast. And whatever that looks and feels like is right for me, is what it’s going to be.”
Not much is known about the upcoming film except for𝔍 the fact that Mescal plays Lucius, the nepܫhew of Commodus, played by Joaquin Phoenix in the original film.
The “All of Us Strangers” actor is slated to appear alongside Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger and Pedro Pascal, with original “Gladiator” actors Connie Nielsen and Derek Jacobi reprising their roles as Lucilla and Senator Gracchus, respectively.
“Gladiator 2” is slated to hit theaters in November.
