Pedro Pascal breaks silence on backlash over The Fantastic Four First Steps casting: Hes too previous. He must shave

Jun 26, 2025 08:32 AM IST

In a brand new interview, Pedro Pascal admitted he takes steerage from MCU veteran Robert Downey Jr whereas navigating the world of Marvel.

Actor Pedro Pascal has spoken out in regards to the backlash he confronted for becoming a member of the Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Mister Fantastic aka Reed Richards. In a latest interview, the actor acknowledged the criticism, stating that he’s certainly conscious of the discontent surrounding his casting. Also learn: Pedro Pascal to look as Joel Miller once more in The Last of Us season 3? Here’s the reality

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is slated to launch on July 25.

Pedro Pascal addresses the backlash

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Pedro spoke in regards to the preliminary backlash over his casting within the Marvel movie and taking over the function of Reed Richards. He shared that he hasn’t seen the completed film but.

“I’m getting an inkling of pleasure as a result of it appears to replicate what our widespread objective was, and what we need to share, which is all of our f**king hearts on a platter inside this style. You simply by no means know if individuals are going to be disgusted by your coronary heart or not,” Pedro mentioned.

The actor, who has featured in initiatives resembling Mandalorian and The Last of Us, admitted that getting into the Marvel universe has not been with out jitters:

“I’m extra conscious of disgruntlement round my casting than something I’ve ever finished. ‘He’s too previous. He’s not proper. He must shave’,” he talked about, including that he’s taking steerage from his Avenger pal Robert Downey Jr. According to Pedro, Robert is “simply so instantly beneficiant and alluring that you just really feel such as you might be afraid, you might be hungry, you might be ambivalent”.

About The Fantastic Four: First Steps

In April, Marvel launched the primary full-length trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The almost three-minute clip gave followers a primary take a look at Julia Garner’s mysterious Silver Surfer. Set to hit the theatres on July 25, the movie marks the official introduction of the four-member superhero crew within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) after Disney acquired twentieth Century Fox and its belongings, together with X-Men.

Apart from Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, the movie additionally stars Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. Rounding out the forged are John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles.

The Fantastic Four might be up in opposition to the villain Galactus within the movie. The Marvel movie is produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Shakman, with govt producers Louis D’Esposito, Grant Curtis, and Tim Lewis behind the scenes.

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