Robert Downey Jr. Says Pedro Pascal’s Rise to Fame ‘Reaffirms My Faith in Our Industry’

Robert Downey Jr. is singing Pedro Pascal‘s praises. Both actors are appearing successful nan adjacent Phase of nan MCU, pinch Pascal starring “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” arsenic Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic and Downey arsenic Victor Von Doom AKA Doctor Doom for “Avengers: Doomsday.” Will they first quadrate disconnected successful “First Steps”? Unclear. However, that didn’t extremity Downey from pointing to really Pascal is an inspiration for Hollywood arsenic a whole.

“Pascal’s slow trajectory to becoming a family sanction who is connected a wildly basking streak benignant of reaffirms my religion successful our industry,” Downey told Vanity Fair. And it’s true: Pascal really is everywhere. In summation to starring successful “The Fantastic Four,” nan character appears successful “The Last of Us,” “Materialists,” “Eddington,” and “The Mandalorian.”

And Pascal is besides a newfound staple astatine Downey’s ain home, too. Pascal teased to VF that he (and presumably, his chap “Fantastic Four” co-stars Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn) has been portion of the “‘Avengers’ cast ‘homework’ day,” hosted by Downey, arsenic VF reported.

Pascal said, “I don’t know, I don’t know,” erstwhile asked if he excessively was an Avenger, but it’s evident that Downey astatine slightest is circling nan wagons for nan franchise fixed his return to nan MCU. Downey was announced successful 2024 arsenic Doctor Doom aft playing Iron Man for much than a decade.

Pascal told VF that he was tense astir joining nan acclaimed MCU franchise alongside truthful galore icons…and instrumentality opinions. Yet Downey eased nan measurement for Pascal.

“I’m much alert of disgruntlement astir my casting than thing I’ve ever done. ‘He’s excessively old. He’s not right. He needs to shave,’” Pascal said, adding that Downey made him consciousness comfortable astir his “Fantastic Four” role. “He’s conscionable truthful instantly generous and inviting that you consciousness for illustration you tin beryllium afraid, you tin beryllium hungry, you tin beryllium ambivalent.”

And Downey isn’t nan only MCU personnel who adores Pascal: “The Fantastic Four” prima Vanessa Kirby, who plays Pascal’s onscreen wife, said that Pascal has an “immense vulnerability” arsenic an actor. “He doesn’t person overmuch armor, truthful he shows himself to you consecutive away,” she said of his inspirational acting techniques, “and you spot that personification because he’s revealing himself to you successful this very brave way.”

Director Spike Jonze (who is unaffiliated pinch Marvel….as of now), helmed an Apple advertisement pinch Pascal and summarized nan actor’s appeal: “I deliberation that he’s what we want successful masculinity.” And fixed Pascal’s meteoric emergence to fame, that proves to beryllium a fact.