Pedro Pascal reveals he was ‘appalled’ by his looks in blockbuster film: ‘Never gone back’
Pedro Pascal may be one of the most handsome men in Hollywood right now, but he struggled with his appearance in one of his blockbuster films.
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Pedro Pascal has revealed he was “appalled” by the way he looked in one of his blockbuster movies.
The Hollywood heart-throb, 50, made the confession during LADbible’s Agree to Disagree video series, saying he “strongly disagreed” with his clean-shaven appearance in 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984.
In the Gal Gadot-led film, Pascal cut a very different figure to his usual shaggy aesthetic, rocking a beard-free face and a blonde wig to portray Maxwell Lord.
“I grow such shit facial hair, but if I were to shave it all off … I really look very [awful]. Strongly disagree with a clean shaven me,” Pascal said amid promotion for Marvel’s upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
“I was so appalled by the way I look in Wonder Woman 1984. I loved the movie, but I was so appalled by the way that I looked that I never have gone back unless it were completely necessary.
“If they asked me to be clean shave for Fantastic Four and insisted, then I would’ve done it. But it was a very collaborative creation for all of our looks in the movie.”
Pascal was, indeed, able to keep his signature moustache to fill the shoes of comic book hero Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the latest MCU offering, despite the character being clean-shaven in the comics.
The Last Of Us star told Vanity Fair in June he was acutely aware of fan complaints when he was cast in the highly-anticipated role.
“I’m more aware of disgruntlement around my casting than anything I’ve ever done. ‘He’s too old. He’s not right. He needs to shave’,” Pascal said.
Early reviews, however, have been in his favour, with promising critical reception to his performance and the film in general.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps officially hits cinemas in Australia July 24.
Meanwhile, Pascal is already set to reprise the role in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday, which will see the return of Marvel legend Robert Downey Jr. as a new character, Doctor Doom, after Tony Stark/Iron Man died in 2019’s Endgame.
Pascal and Downey Jr. are joined by a star-studded cast for the film, which is currently in production, including Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
Originally published as Pedro Pascal reveals he was ‘appalled’ by his looks in blockbuster film: ‘Never gone back’
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