Scott took part in a conversation with Christopher Nolan to promote 'Gladiator II' and was asked about his planned next project.

Paul Mescal is rumored to be playing Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles movies, according to director Ridley Scott. During a Q&A with fellow filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Scott was asked about his next project,

Paul Mescal has almost certainly been cast in the upcoming biopic of The Beatles. That's what director Ridley Scott said at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles following a screening of Scott's latest release,