“If Orlando Bloom was hit in the face with a shovel”: Pedro Pascal Laughs Through the Pain after ‘Gladiator’ Star Was Humiliated Over His Looks
- Pedro Pascal says he has been compared to Orlando Bloom but with a twist.
- Pascal admits that Paul Mescal is one of the reasons why he did Gladiator II.
- The Narcos actor said yes to The Fantastic Four: First Steps because of influence of the world of Marvel.
Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal will be seen as Marcus Acacius in his highly anticipated movie Gladiator II alongside Paul Mescal. The actor rose to fame after he appeared as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of Game of Thrones, following which he appeared as fan-favorite character Javier Peña in Netflix’s Narcos from 2015-2017.
The actor, with his hard work and dedication over the years, has attained the status of being one of the most beloved actors in the industry. He will also be making his Marvel debut with The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic. Pedro Pascal is regarded as one of the most influential people in the world who shared his hilarious reaction when asked about the strangest thing he’s read online about him.
Pedro Pascal talks about being called a look alike of Orlando Bloom
Actor Pedro Pascal will be appearing as Marcus Acacius, a Roman general who trained under Maximus in Ridley Scott-directed Gladiator II, opposite Paul Mescal, who will be seen as Lucius Verus. During an interview with Vanity Fair, the actor shared that Mescal bulked up so much for the movie that Pascal found it quite challenging to face off against him in the arena. Pascal said,
He got so strong. I would rather be thrown from a building than have to fight him again. To go up against somebody that fit and that talented and that much younger… It’s brutal, man.
Pascal who is known for his humor and sarcastic comments in a lie detector test with Vanity Fair, was asked about what’s the strangest thing someone has said about him on social media, to which he said,
I read somebody said I looked like Orlando Bloom if he was hit in the face with a shovel.
He however added that Orlando Bloom is a good-looking guy. The actor was further asked about who, according to him, is more eccentric, the fictional Nicolas Cage or the real Nicolas Cage, as he appeared with the actor in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Pascal replied that it would oscillate between the fictional and the real quite often and get lost between the two.
Gladiator II actor Paul Mescal says fellow actor Pedro Pascal is ‘deceptive’
The Irish actor Paul Mescal who has bulked up to portray the role of Lucius Verus in the upcoming Gladiator II shared during an interview with Empire that it is Pascal who is the real beast in their on-screen battle. He said,
I think I’d win in a fight between Pedro and me, but he’s deceptive. Pedro is one of the funniest men that I know, but he could f**k shit up. Like, categorically. There’s a beast in there for sure.
The Last of Us actor in his interview with Vanity Fair was asked about his reason to say yes to the movie to which he said that apart from Ridley Scott, who he described as a genius, directing the movie, Paul Mescal is one of the reasons why he would put his body through that experience.
Fans of the actor are looking forward to watching him play Reed Richards in MCU’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and during an interview with THR, he mentioned why he said yes to the project.
Mainly, because of the cast that I would be part of. Matt Shakman, the director, has been a longtime friend of mine. And because of the influence of the world of Marvel, it has authored so much popular entertainment. And to be invited into that experience is something that I couldn’t say no to. I love the comic, and I love being in a family.
Vanessa Kirby will be playing Susan Storm/Ms. Fantastic, Joseph Quinn is going to play Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is going to play Ben Grimm/The Thing in the movie.
Gladiator II comes out in November 2024. The Fantastic Four: First Steps will release in July 2025.
