“Kieran knows he is the next victim”: Pedro Pascal Gets Compared with the Zodiac Killer for His Unique Way of Learning Lines
After the cast announcement of Marvel’s Fantastic Four 4, Chilean-American star Pedro Pascal has become the talk of the town. The actor would be seen as Reed Richards, the famous leader of the Famous Four squad. He is currently filming for Ridley Scott’s epic drama Gladiator 2.

The Last Of Us actor was once compared to the infamous Zodiac Killer for his nerdy way of learning his movie dialogues.
Pedro Pascal Was Compared To The Zodiac Killer For His Strange Way Of Learning Lines
During a recent roundtable with SAG Award nominees, The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal went on to shock everyone with his strange way of learning dialogues. Succession stars Kieran Culkin, Billy Crudup, and Matthew Macfadyen were present at the roundtable. Pascal held a sheet of paper close to the camera which featured an insanely detailed list that included the first letter of every dialogue.

The Gladiator 2 star himself labeled the method as psycho whereas Kieran Culkin felt it was gibberish. Post this viral video, fans believe that he is the perfect person to play the character of Reed Richards in the upcoming installment of Fantastic Four. However, Pascal’s nerdy method was even compared to the Zodiac Killer.
An X user joked about Pedro Pascal’s nerdish way of learning his dialogues and said-
Keiran Culkin is the next victim of Zodiac Killer
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How old was this man when the zodiac killer was making rounds https://t.co/RUpyHeXjxn
— beth (@dayasdear) February 16, 2024
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As the dialogues that are mentioned in a cryptic form, Pedro Pascal was compared to the infamous serial killer dating back from the 60s. Zodiac Killer was an unidentified serial killer who used to leave cryptic messages for the police after committing the crime.
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Paul Mescal Was Too Nervous About His Gladiator 2 Co-star Pedro Pascal
Normal People actor Paul Mescal will be playing the protagonist in the upcoming sequel of Ridley Scott-led Gladiator. During an interview with Esquire in 2023, the Irish actor spoke about his upcoming project and his talented co-star Pedro Pascal. He revealed that he was very stressed during the filming of a scene with the Marvel actor. He said-
“He came up and just seemed so genuine. I’m really looking forward to hanging out with him.”

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He further added-
“I can’t get into that! I can’t tell you how stressed I am talking about that film in particular because it’s definitely the biggest one I’ve done. I feel really excited, but, like, it’s difficult to get away from the legacy of the film a bit.’I think it’s really well written and it pays homage to the first one, but it’s very much something that I think I can step into and make comfortably my own.”
Paul Mescal is one of the most prominent rising stars in Hollywood. From Normal People to his critically acclaimed project Aftersun– the young actor has already proved his acting abilities. He was recently seen in Andrew Scott and Claire Foy’s All Of Us Strangers.