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The internet recently went wild as rumors of Pascal having a role in Celine Song’s next film, romantic comedyMaterialists, went viral. The idea of Pascal finally appearing in a rom-com almost sent some of his fans over the edge, as their mouths watered in anticipation of the prospect.
However, unlike five other movies, Pascal’s role in that one isn’t confirmed. These are the quintet of films we knowPedro Pascalis set to star in, which will make the world fall in love with him even more than it already is.
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
Drive-Away Dollsis a comedy road movie directed byThe Big Lebowski’sEthan Coen. The film focuses on a young, free-spirited woman who, following a breakup with her girlfriend, embarks on a road trip to Tallahassee with her friend that quickly goes wrong when the pair encounters a group of inept criminals.
It stars Margaret Qualley as Jamie, the free spirit, andGeraldine Viswanathanas her friend Marian. Pedro Pascal plays Santos, an incompetent criminal dealer – that’s funny just thinking about it – and the impressive supporting cast includes Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Matt Damon, and Miley Cyrus. It’s due for a release on February 23rd this year.
The Uninvited (2024)
The Uninvitedis a comedy-drama by directorial debutant Nadia Conners. It follows an elderly stranger named Helen who crashes a party, exposes secrets, reignites old flames, and triggers a hilarious and chaotic sequence of unfortunate events and a reevaluation of life for her fellow guests.
Little else is known about the movie, but it stars Conners’ husband,Walton Goggins, Rufus Sewell, and Elizabeth Reaser, alongside Pedro Pascal in an unknown role – though he is wearing a rather fetching shirt in a promotional photograph for the film that almost makes it worth watching for that alone. It’s due to be released in March of this year.
Gladiator 2 (2024)
The long-awaited sequel to 2000’s epic historical drama movieGladiator,Gladiator 2, takes place over two decades after the death of Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius and will follow Lucius Verus, the son of Maximus’ love Lucilla, as he continues Maximus’ legacy.
Spencer Treat Clark played Lucius in the original, butPaul Mescalistaking over the lead rolefor this one. The supporting cast includes a returning Connie Nielsen and Derek Jacobi,Denzel Washington,Joseph Quinn, Peter Mensah, and Matt Lucas. Pedro Pascal has been cast in an unspecified role, and it’ll be exciting to see who he’s playing. Rather excitingly, the iconicRidley Scottreturns as director.Gladiator 2hits theaters on November 22 this year.
The film noir thrillerTropicochronicles the attempts of a veteran operative to spy on an American businessman in a coastal town in northern Brazil. The situation gets messy when the spy simultaneously falls for the businessman’s attractive wife and identical twin sister.
Padredirector Giada Colagrande will oversee the movie, which stars her husband,Willem Dafoe, as spy Raymon Sanz. Pedro Pascal plays Mark, the businessman Raymond spies on, andMorena Baccarinplays his wife Lucia and her twin sister Olivia. The dynamic between those three beloved stars has the potential to be fantastic. Principal photography began in April 2023, but no release date has been announced yet.
Fantastic Four (2025)
It’srecently been confirmedthat Pedro Pascal is to begin filming forMarvel Studios’Fantastic Four. Not much is known about the movie, except it will introduce the eponymous superhero team to theMarvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel’s First Family has appeared in live-action before, but they’ve never been done justice. Hopefully, the MCU portrayal of the team will rectify that.
Pedro Pascal will star alongsideVanessa KirbyandEbon Moss-Bachrachin the film. While their specific roles are unconfirmed, it’s rumored they’ll play Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), and Ben Grimm (The Thing), respectively.Matt Shakman– the prominent television director who directed episodes ofGame of Thrones,The Boys, andWandaVision– is on board to direct, so it should be great. Pedro Pascal will make a terrific Reed Richards.
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