Fantastic Four’s Pedro Pascal on Being in Game of Thrones, Star Wars & The Last of Us

Pedro Pascal recently revealed that he was intimidated by the task of taking up the role of Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The actor will make his debut in the MCU as the smartest man alive after being a part of notable franchises like Game of Thrones, Star Wars, The Last of Us, and many more. Fantastic Four: First Steps will debut Marvel’s new version of its first family, played by Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn, on July 25 this year.

Pedro Pascal on why being in Fantastic Four and other franchises is ‘scary’

Known for being one of the busiest actors in the industry, Pedro Pascal is making his Marvel debut in July 2025. The actor, who has been a part of projects like Narcos, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and more, expressed that playing Reed Richards (Mr Fantastic) “was really intimidating.”‘

The actor told Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview, ”I relied on the people that I was around to hold me to the experience and help get me through it.” He added that while working on Fantastic Four: First Steps, he felt more scared about meeting the expectations of fans.

Pascal stated, ”Stepping into something like Game of Thrones and then going into the early days of Netflix with Narcos and then Star Wars and the world of video games with The Last of Us, each time I’ve felt like I couldn’t top how intimidating the last one was. They’re all scary because you really want to make people happy, especially if it’s something that’s widely known with particular expectations around it because you want those expectations to be met.”

Furthermore, Pascal communicated that he wanted to be ”authentic” while playing Reed Richards “so that it can be the best that it can be for anybody who wants to be entertained by a story.”

Directed by Matt Shakman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps will kick off Marvel’s highly anticipated Phase Six, with Pascal, Kirby, Moss-Bachrach, and Quinn all announced to be appearing in Avengers: Doomsday in 2026.

Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net