‘I Was Appalled’ Pedro Pascal Reveals Major Physical Change He Made After Wonder Woman 1984

Pedro Pascal is the man of the moment in the Hollywood world, appearing in numerous major movies and television shows as his career has skyrocketed. He’s a heartthrob to many and a talented actor who is set to have everyone talking about him soon with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, where he plays Reed Richards.

However, his previous venture into the superhero world, as part of Wonder Woman 1984, had a negative impact on him. That wasn’t due to his performance, though, or anything to do with the movie’s quality itself. Instead, it was purely a matter of how his character, Maxwell Lord, was portrayed in Wonder Woman 1984.

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Pascal played the villain in this superhero sequel, allowing him the chance to work opposite Gal Gadot’s iconic superhero. The movie was released in theatres and on HBO Max simultaneously in 2020, and the role required him to be clean-shaven. Fans of Pascal may have noticed that he’s never been that way since, and he revealed to Variety that it was due to his physical appearance in Wonder Woman 1984.

Typically, he has been seen with facial hair in the majority of Pascal’s biggest roles. From his appearances on Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, and The Last of Us, he is often seen with facial hair, which made his appearance in Wonder Woman 1984 stand out to people. Pascal is going to be rocking some facial hair as he brings Mr. Fantastic to life in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but he did admit that the facial hair situation wouldn’t have turned him off taking on the role if he had to be clean-shaven. He said, “If they asked me to be clean shave for Fantastic Four and insisted then I would’ve done it. But it was a very collaborative creation for all of our looks in the movie.”

Pascal’s lack of facial hair didn’t turn people off Wonder Woman 1984, as the movie went on to gross $169 million worldwide, which was an impressive figure given that the majority of movie theatres were shut down at the time due to the global pandemic. It also became the top streaming film of 2020 on HBO Max, demonstrating that people were eager to see the movie and how the sequel continued the journey of Wonder Woman. She’s a character expected to return as part of James Gunn’s DC Universe, but Gadot will not be reprising the role, as Wonder Woman is being recast.

Pascal won’t have to worry about being clean-shaven to take on the role of Maxwell Lord again, though, as that was a one-off performance for him in the world of DC. Pascal is now firmly part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe due to his role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, with the character of Reed Richards being one he’s likely to play for a long time moving forward. He has already been confirmed to be part of the cast for Avengers: Doomsday, where he’s expected to have an important role, and it’s likely that the Fantastic Four will be part of Avengers: Secret Wars as well. Hopefully, Pascal will enjoy his physical appearance in that more than Wonder Woman 1984, and doesn’t feel the need to make another drastic change.

Wonder Woman 1984

Release Date

December 25, 2020

Runtime

151 minutes

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  Kristen Wiig

  Barbara Minerva

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  Pedro Pascal

  Maxwell Lord