While it seems like #Barbenheimer was one of those phenomenons that will never be replicated, #GladiatorII and #WickedPartOne have a chance to bring the same friendly competition to the big screen later this year. Paul Mescal is here for it: https://t.co/QNNSLJWV6v pic.twitter.com/Fj1x3WRdli
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 9, 2024
Barbenheimer will probably never be replicated, but Gladiator II and Wicked: Part One have a chance to bring the same friendly competition to the big screen later this year. Both films open in theaters during Thanksgiving week and Paul Mescal is here for it.
“Wickdiator doesn’t really roll off the tongue, does it? I think my preference would probably be Glicked if it has a similar effect to what it did for Barbie and Oppenheimer,” he told ET. “It would be amazing ’cause I think the films couldn’t be more polar opposites, and it worked in that context previously. So, fingers crossed people come out and see both films on opening weekend.”
