Paul Mescal has offered a rare look at the emotional weight behind his latest role in The port.
In a new chat with Us Weeklythe actor opened up about shooting the grief-filled scenes for the upcoming drama, which follows the love story between William Shakespeare, played by Mescal, and his wife Agnes, played by Jessie Buckley.
For the uninitiated, the couple lost their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, and their devastation after this tragedy ultimately inspired Hamlet.
“You know what? This movie probably looks heavier on the surface than it was [to shoot],” Mescal began.
He even talked about how the emotional themes, while intense, didn’t require him to detach from them in any particular way afterwards.
Mescal continued: “Of course there are heavy scenes that we have to shoot, but there was nothing [I did to unwind].”
“I don’t have a ritual about going home at night. And—I probably should, but I don’t.”
Before the conclusion he remarked: There is nothing that occurs to me.”
