Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger play obnoxious and scatterbrained twin emperors Geta and Caracalla in Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Gladiator II and seemingly had the time of their lives. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Quinn reflected on crafting their characters and developing his dynamic with co-star Hechinger. According to him, they channeled their characters’ traits in real life, which earned them the title “the real loonies” from their director. “The heaving and wailing, we reserved that for our evenings,” Quinn said, referring to their characters’ antics. That’s just our lives. That’s how we exist. We just happened to be able to put it in the film as well,” Hechinger said.   The co-stars also didn’t miss the chance to praise each other. While the Stranger Things actor was surprised by Hechinger’s “significant talent and bravery and daringness,” the latter called him a “beautiful” collaborator. “I think we both worked simultaneously to make this dynamic — deeply codependent, suspicious, entitled, and over-encumbered,” Quinn added. They tried to foster two different energies that perfectly complemented each other. According …