Paul Mescal is hoping for double the success this fall when two big movies he’s in come out at the same time. The actor from “Gladiator II” and the new “Wicked” movie thinks their November 22nd release date could lead to big profits like last year’s “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” movies. He’s even given them a fun nickname – “Glicked”!

You may remember how “Barbie” the movie and “Oppenheimer” about the inventor of the atomic bomb both did amazingly well last year even though they were total opposites. The silly Barbie film made $1.4 billion worldwide while the serious history one made almost $1 billion too. Mescal thinks his sword & sandals epic “Gladiator II” and the musical fantasy “Wicked” adapted from Broadway have the same chance.

In an interview, Mescal said “It would be so cool because the movies really couldn’t be more different. If people want to check them...