The arrival of Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards has been, without a doubt, one of the most important news for Marvel Studios for the coming years. The Fantastic Four will be a fundamental pillar in the future of the UCM and the Chilean actor will be a key visible face. However, he could have been very different several years ago if he hadn’t accepted the role in Narcos.
According to Pascal through a question and answer session organized by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the union of Hollywood actors and actresses, he was initially not chosen for the role of Javier Peña in Narcos. She opted for a role in Daredevilalso from Netflix, but with a much more secondary role as a lawyer.
“I got the role of Narcos thanks to Game of Thrones. They were surprised to find out that I was available, because the fight scene had not aired yet. I auditioned, but they didn’t give me the role. They offered it to someone else , and then that person fell. At the time, the fourth season of Game of Thrones was airing, and when the actor fell out of the role, I was auditioning for Daredevil for Marvel. It was like a supporting character, you know. , ‘Character Number Six’. He was a lawyer, I don’t remember his name… I was going to audition for that role, and so, to intercept the audition, they ended up offering me the role of Narcos.”
Knowing that the role he was appearing in Daredevil It was pretty secondary, if everything had stayed the way it was, he probably wouldn’t have had any problems landing the role of Reed Richards. However, his role as Javier Peña helped his career grow exponentially, since he was one of the most prominent secondary characters in the entire series along with Pablo Escobar and Steve Murphy.
After his time in Narcos, Pascal has built an impressive career: from The Mandalorian to The Last of Us, the Chilean actor has become one of the most beloved personalities on the small screen, and now he aims to carve out a place for himself in the MCU with The Fantastic Fourwhich is scheduled to premiere in May 2025.
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