Here's the thing — even though he's now cast in every TV show and movie, I don't really know who he is. I know that he was in "The Mandalorian," where his liberal opinions were fine, but Gina Carano's posts got her fired. I think he was in "Game of Thrones," which I never watched. I know he was in "The Last of Us." I never saw the show, although I did put a couple of hours into the video game.
I read a lot of comic books in the early '70s. My dad would pick me up from Sunday School and take me to the market to pick out two comic books. One of my favorites was "The Fantastic Four," so it killed me to hear that Disney/Marvel had cast Pascal as Reed Richards, whom he looks nothing like. I was thinking, at least he'll shave off the mustache, right, and they'll put some gray in his temples? Nope. I guess the mustache is permanent.
"Fantastic Four: First Steps" comes out next month, I believe, so it was time for Pascal to double down on saying something unnecessary and stupid, just as Rachel Zegler did for "Snow White." I already was going to pass on the film, but now it's pretty certain.
The Daily Mail reports that Pascal has defended calling J.K. Rowling a "heinous loser" and a "bully" for standing up for women-only spaces, like prisons and rape crisis centers.
Pedro Pascal defends calling JK Rowling a 'heinous loser' and says 'bullies make me f****** sick' in latest broadside at Harry Potter creator https://t.co/QL14bOBKWE
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) June 24, 2025
The bullies are the men who are trying to force themselves into women's spaces by claiming to be women.
Disney actor keep your mouth shut before tentpole movie release challenge: impossible. https://t.co/xXlRFWMdxk
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 24, 2025
Pedro Pascal is an overhyped actor and the only reason he gets roles is because he's a fluffer for every idiotic issue in Hollywood. https://t.co/4qxKTlFx2a
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 24, 2025
The domineering characteristic of modern leftists is a complete and total lack of self awareness.
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) June 24, 2025
For example, lobbing unprovoked insults at someone and then bitching in the next breath about how much you hate bullies. https://t.co/XaaX2XWv6U
I've come to wonder if the studios are putting the actors up to this to provide a scapegoat for their upcoming bomb.
— Claude Rains, Zombie (@CRainsZombie) June 24, 2025
There are theories that they did this for the female Ghostbusters movie because they knew they had a bomb, so why not make it a feminist issue to drag the men for its failure?
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 24, 2025
The Daily Mail reports:
Pascal, 50, whose sister Lux recently came out as a transgender woman, initially made the scathing 'heinous loser' remark in April on Instagram.
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Pascal went on to add: 'The one thing that I would say I agonized over a little bit was just, "Am I helping? Am I f***ing helping?"
'It's a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can actually happen, and people will actually be protected.
'Listen, I want to protect the people I love. But it goes beyond that. Bullies make me f***ing sick.'
Um, Rowling's the one being bullied, as are the women she's trying to protect.
Turning into the thing you're complaining about? Sounds... too familiar lately.
— Just One Strawman (@JustOneStrawman) June 24, 2025
The idea that he sees his verbal attacks on her as anything other than bullying establishes how his masculinity ought to be seen.
— Mike Daniels (@MikedAlamo) June 24, 2025
I had zero plans to see the movie because the previews make it look terrible. Knowing he’s the lead just cemented it.
— stephen parker (@sjboilers2) June 24, 2025
Speaking of Zegler:
Snow White actress Rachel Zegler is set to play Maria in a new ‘SOUND OF MUSIC’ production.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) June 24, 2025
Is she the right choice? pic.twitter.com/7uiK5mlTPj
No. Please don't ruin "The Sound of Music."
Historically speaking, she is not the person who would be an Austrian nun in 1939.
— Wahoo McDaniel (@WahooMc) June 24, 2025
Get this:
Rachel Zegler reveals psychiatrist, anxiety meds helped her deal with ‘Snow White’ backlash https://t.co/85IsvNGnRm pic.twitter.com/a7nS4dHsIv
— New York Post (@nypost) June 24, 2025
By my count, they've tried and failed to make a good "Fantastic Four" movie at least five times now, including Roger Corman's unreleased version. Now I'm hoping the new one flops.
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